help with light bulbs

[guardian]

I have a 55 gal w/ 3-vho's. What size bulbs are reccomended?

 

[airforceb2]

Depends on what you want to keep in your tank.

 

[guardian]

All I have in it is LR, LS clean up crew and a yellow tang. I want to put corals in it in the future. I am just waiting on everything to be perfert for that.

 

[airforceb2]

3 VHO's wont be enough for corals in a 55. You will need up upgrade and add more.

 

[carshark]

nope youll need a minimum of 5 watts per gallon, not to mention if you plan to upgrade to a larger aquarium, better do it before the year is out if you intend to keep the yellow tang....

 

[key00west]

how many watts are the VHO's? you are going to need at least 3 watts per gallon.

 

[airforceb2]

Usually VHO's are 110W each but they are a softer light than halides so they aren't as effective. 3W per gallon is a little low IMO. I would suggest 5-10W per gallon.

 

[birdy]

Well it depends on what you want to keep.
If you have 3 48" 110w VHO bulbs then I would say that is plenty of light for most softies and zoanthids and many LPS, but no sps, clams and probably no to anemones.
I would get two 10k daylight bulbs and one 03 actinic.

 

[guardian]

Thanks for the inforwation!!