Lights for 180 Gal Reef.

midasblenn

Member
Thinking of upgrading to a 180 and wondering about lighting. Will probably stay with the lps and softies but might want a maxima clam.
Will probably sell my 90 and use the VHOs from that since I have the Icecap 660 and solar 100 dimmer already. Also have an Aqua Logic chiller on it that I can transfer to the 180 so heat shouldnt be an issue.
In addition to the 440w of VHOs, how many and what wattage of MH should I add.
Will probably have the VHOs come up in the morning and then have the MH run for 6 or 7 hours then the VHOs will dim in the evenings and finally give way to the moonlights.
Also, with 220w of antics and 220 w of 50/50 on the VHOs, what spectrum of MH woul you use? 10k, 13k, 20k?
Thanks for the help!
 
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sebae0

Guest
i have a 180 and run 2 250w 6500k iwasakis and 1 175w 10k ushio and have no problems keeping anything. i do have a crocea clam for the last 6 months with no problems. i will be changing the bulbs probably to all 10k and adding 320 vho actinic hope this helps.
 
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