Lighting for Soft Corals, LPS & SPS Corals and Live Rock ?

[salmaston]

48" SunPod Current USA SunPod MH fixture...
# Two 250 Watt 14K Metal Halide Lamps
# Nine Blue Lunar Lights and nine White Lunar Lights (for night-time illumination)
# Dimensions: 48.0" X 8.25" X 4.5" without using the legs
# External electronic ballast
# Cooling fan
# Docking mounts (legs)
# Automatic timer
# Hanging Kit
Will this be sufficient amount of lighting for Soft Corals, LPS/SPS Corals and Live Rock "growth" ?
Also - will a chiller be necessary?
~ The reason for this lighting - just the deal that I can get. Thank you for your help!

 

[reefaholic33]

How big of a tank? Esp how deep is it? You will be able to keep pretty much anything, only thing might be is higher lighting SPS might have to go up higher if you have a deep tank. But that should be plenty. Maybe do a couple t5s to supplement color.
If you need a chiller is dependent on a lot of things. How high you hang your lights, how hot your house is, what temp you want to keep your tank. A couple computer fans can work wonders though. Also if you don't have a canopy makes a big difference.

 

[nycbob]

if its going over a 75 or 90, then yes.