Lighting help...

[stickman]

ok so i think that these are the lights i want.
1. 36" coralife aqualight pc 2x96w 2 lunar lights
or
2. 36" current usa satellite pc 2x96w 1 lunar light
so both seem decent but not sure if 192w is good for most corals. is anybody using these fixtures? any better lights i should be lookin at? brand? watts? what do you think? thanks in advance for any help/advice.

 

[fedukeford]

how big of a tank? if its around a 30, 192 watts is OK for most corals, if you want to get into LPS and clams though you should look at a fixture with a MH bulb

 

[stickman]

im running a 46g bf. mh you think. should it be about 4 to 5 watts per gallon? thanks for your comments!

 

[lex2lo]

you will be fine with softies but maybe look into a 36" hqi with pc or t5 as actincs

 

[dueces]

go with more watts per gallon. I have a 46g and got 192w lights and after a few years i want more watts per gallon. Look into the Current Orbit line that has 4 96w lights...

 

[cwgibson]

1x250W 10000K HQI MH
2x65W Actinic 03 PC 2 Square 1 36" x 15" x 2.75"
you could keep anything with these. i got these for my 210,(bigger of course). these are the coral life aqualight pro

 

[stickman]

thanks guys

for the solid advice. im going to look at a few more setups before i buy...and dumb question can i use my all glass lid with mh lighting? could the glass lid break due to heat? thanks again everyone. :happyfish

 

[cwgibson]

i use them on mine if you get the fixture that i showed you the mh lights actually have a glass cover on them, but i still use the glass tops so nothing jumps.