Lighting input needed quickly

[revrick3]

I have read each of your advice and have purchased a new T5 system to add to my current. What I have now is a 90 gl tank with 120 lr. zoa and couple soft coral with 6 fish. I have a T5 with 2 10,000 bulbs at 54 watts each and 2 actinic at 54 watts each. I also have a Compact fisture with 2 64 watt 14,000 bulbs and 2 actinic 10,000 bulbs, Will this do for my tank, some of you said the PC system with 264 watts just wasnt enough so I added the T5. Can this work, had to do some retorfit to my canopy to get it to all fit. If this wont do what next guys. thanks.

 

[litlepig11]

you may even be able to get reid of the pcs...i have 8-54watts on my tank but i keep lps and sps...if the you can i would do 6 but 4 t5s i think will work w/the corals you are keeping

 

[revrick3]

Originally Posted by litlepig11
http:///forum/post/2834962
you may even be able to get reid of the pcs...i have 8-54watts on my tank but i keep lps and sps...if the you can i would do 6 but 4 t5s i think will work w/the corals you are keeping
I got the T5 from aquatrader and they are not under individual reflectors. I had considered changing the 2 actinate t5 to new bulbs of 12 0r 14,000 and leaving the actinic in my pc. Would this give me a good show and grow my zoa and soft coral. Thanks Rick

 

[revrick3]

Originally Posted by revrick3
http:///forum/post/2835020
I got the T5 from aquatrader and they are not under individual reflectors. I had considered changing the 2 actinate t5 to new bulbs of 12 0r 14,000 and leaving the actinic in my pc. Would this give me a good show and grow my zoa and soft coral. Thanks Rick
Need to bump this up because I really need your input guys.
Okay guys, I have tried to follow all your leads, my tank is 90 gl. 22 inches deep and as of now I have a T5 4 bulb with 2-10k at 54w each and 2-18k at 54w each under one fixture. The other light is a PC with 2-actinic at 64w each and 2 10,000 at 64w each. This gives me a total of 472watts. Is this going to work with zoas, soft coral and anemone along with fish. I have gotten so many different views on lighting it gets confusing.

 

[bizzmoneyb]

with lighting its more of what type of light than it is wattage.. i learned that the hard way.
so you are using both? i would think it would be ok if you keep most of the corals in the top half of the tank. i dont think it will be enough for an anemone. i would ditch both and get yourself a nova extreme pro T5 HO with individual reflectors. its not super expensive and you can keep most anything with that light.. maybe not on the very bottom but def in the top 2/3 of the tank.