How much lighting for 125gal?
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lion_crazz
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I like VHO lighting a lot.
You say that you want to put SPS in there, but nothing too expensive. Well that is a little contradictory because most SPS corals are the most expensive out there. They also require metal halide lighting, whereas softies and LPS does not.
If you are doing SPS corals, you will probably look into investing $500-700 in a light system. If you are doing SPS, I would do a metal halide as well as some supplemental VHO's.
You say that you want to put SPS in there, but nothing too expensive. Well that is a little contradictory because most SPS corals are the most expensive out there. They also require metal halide lighting, whereas softies and LPS does not.
If you are doing SPS corals, you will probably look into investing $500-700 in a light system. If you are doing SPS, I would do a metal halide as well as some supplemental VHO's.
lion_crazz
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I would look towards getting about 400-500 watts of lighting over a 125. You would be able to do most soft corals and many LPS corals under that.
lion_crazz
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Good luck. What all are you buying for it tomorrow?
lion_crazz
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Yeah, you could always do that, or get higher wattage lights, but that is going to cost more and the reason I did not recommend that is because knhs said he did not want too spend much. If I was going to set-up a reef, I would do halides. That's me though.
mikeyjer
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Originally Posted by mumbulog
If I were you I would get a canopy and put 3- 250 watt mh's with 15k bubls, cost around $400 if shop around for brand new lighting with bulbs. That'll give you 750 watts of mh and you can have anything!
Gordon
15k's NEEDS supplement lighting!!! I would go with 20k's instead and cut out the supplement period. I'm getting into the XM 20k's right now, I saw one at the reef club meeting last week, it was very nice. I like the looks of it. I'll still run my 14k's with Super Actinics Supplement, that'll be my grow out tank. :happyfish
By the way, 3-250w MH retros for $400?? Where did you find that at?
If I were you I would get a canopy and put 3- 250 watt mh's with 15k bubls, cost around $400 if shop around for brand new lighting with bulbs. That'll give you 750 watts of mh and you can have anything!
Gordon
15k's NEEDS supplement lighting!!! I would go with 20k's instead and cut out the supplement period. I'm getting into the XM 20k's right now, I saw one at the reef club meeting last week, it was very nice. I like the looks of it. I'll still run my 14k's with Super Actinics Supplement, that'll be my grow out tank. :happyfish
By the way, 3-250w MH retros for $400?? Where did you find that at?
mumbulog
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Originally Posted by Mikeyjer
15k's NEEDS supplement lighting!!! I would go with 20k's instead and cut out the supplement period. I'm getting into the XM 20k's right now, I saw one at the reef club meeting last week, it was very nice. I like the looks of it. I'll still run my 14k's with Super Actinics Supplement, that'll be my grow out tank. :happyfish
By the way, 3-250w MH retros for $400?? Where did you find that at?
email me and I'll tell you, gem_13335@yahoo.com
15k's NEEDS supplement lighting!!! I would go with 20k's instead and cut out the supplement period. I'm getting into the XM 20k's right now, I saw one at the reef club meeting last week, it was very nice. I like the looks of it. I'll still run my 14k's with Super Actinics Supplement, that'll be my grow out tank. :happyfish
By the way, 3-250w MH retros for $400?? Where did you find that at?
email me and I'll tell you, gem_13335@yahoo.com
hot883
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Originally Posted by mumbulog
email me and I'll tell you, gem_13335@yahoo.com
I sent you an email too. Hope you don't mind. Barry
email me and I'll tell you, gem_13335@yahoo.com
I sent you an email too. Hope you don't mind. Barry
