Originally Posted by
some1fishy
sorry miss, didnt mean to jack your last post, but some of those people were annoying me! Its unfortunate what happened to you, but chalk itup as a learning mistake. Or as somone put it, the cost for an education. Again, if I upset you, I apologize. I dont think I was rude to you though.
As for your lights, you have 6.5 watts per gallon. And a "general rule"** is around 8-10 watts to keep all corals. So you should be ok to keep the lps' and leathers and stuff as previously mentioned.
** the general rule of 8-10watts per ga is only for a reference. It should never be taken literal. It truly depends on the tank size. Some my have a 55 long and it is 18" deep for instance and if you put 550 watts of lights on it in a canopy, you'd fry the corals; unless you suspend it from the ceiling giving you a little more room inbetween the water and light. If you had a 55 high, 550 watts would be excellent under a canopy, however you will need to probably add a chiller as it "may" heat up the water if it isn't equipped with a fan unit.
Thats just my .02 (hope it is more of a help)
no need to apologize ---
ok, it does have a fan so maybe I won't fry anything. However, it is a shallow 20g; don't know the dimensions but is is long and shallow, but as I said before the canopy is about 8 inches above the aquarium.
Thanks again!