Need Lighting Input

[rykna]

G-Stacks asked:
Is 130w of light for my 30 gallon enough for high spectrum coral and anemones?
Rykna~"Lighting is not my specialty." need input please

 

[reefraff]

It will be OK if you replace lamps every 6 months or so. I would stick to moderate light critters like Montiporas and a BTA as far as anemones go but I would feed the sanemone at least once a week.

 

[grabbitt]

How would a frogspawn or a hammer coral do in 130 watts in a 30 gallon tank?
(Not to thread-jack)

 

[grabbitt]

I ask, because I am looking into buying a new setup for my tank.
It's a 130 watt Odyssea with two lunar lights.
Does anyone have any experience with this brand? Are their products trustworthy?

 

[wangotango]

Personally I wouldn't do anemonies, clams, or sps under pc. You should be fine with softies and the majority of the lps.
-Justin

 

[grabbitt]

I have tried anemonies under my current set up and I am willing to give up the possibility of having any under this lighting, and I knew clams were out of my options anyway.. I just wanted to know if a frogspawn or a hammer coral would do well under this lighting.

 

[wangotango]

Originally Posted by GRabbitt
I have tried anemonies under my current set up and I am willing to give up the possibility of having any under this lighting, and I knew clams were out of my options anyway.. I just wanted to know if a frogspawn or a hammer coral would do well under this lighting.
Hammers and frogspawn should be fine. I'd keep them in the upper half.
-Justin

 

[g-stacks]

Well my BTA anemone isn't doing so hot it curls up as soon as i turn off the light. So maybe its not getting enough light and needs it to be on longer.

 

[deltablack22]

Originally Posted by WangoTango
Personally I wouldn't do anemonies, clams, or sps under pc. You should be fine with softies and the majority of the lps.
-Justin
What Wango said is pretty much the rule I go by... I have the 130W PC setup on my 20L Frag tank and the 96W T5 version on my 28 gallon display tank. I have 2 types of frogspawn, hammer and candy cane all thriving under these lights. I keep the LPS near the mid to upper reaches and softies everywhere else.
Personally I like the look and growth on the T5 lights better than the PC. My fixtures are both made by Current, and for the $20 more I would go with the T5's even though they dont have individual reflectors.

 

[bill109]

TEK has individual parabolic reflectors.. but are a bit pricey.. i bought mine and love em.

 

[deltablack22]

Originally Posted by bill109
TEK has individual parabolic reflectors.. but are a bit pricey.. i bought mine and love em.
Yeah, I think when I priced them it was around 3x what I paid for my Current fixture. Heard good things about them though.