Reef lighting

drewco

drewco

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I wanted to know if the lighting below is good fot a 75 gallon reef tank. I want to be able to keep most corals in it.
48" Current USA Dual Satellite Lighting Fixture with Lunar Light
# 4X65W Dual Actinic (420nm/460nm) and Dual Daylight (6,700K/10,000K) bulbs
# 2 Lunar Light
# Fan cooled
# 48.5" X 7.50" X 2.75"
Anyone help would be auesome.
Drew
 
hurt

hurt

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For softies and most LPS you should be fine. But it will limit you depending upon what exactly you want to keep.
 
drewco

drewco

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Im kinda confused. Im looking at power compact lighting. It is not medal halid I dont think. is that ok??
Sorry for posting that website but I really need some help. Can anyone tell me if thats good or not?
saltwatersolution.com/store/cart.php?target=product&product_id=16406&category_id=306
 
drewco

drewco

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saltwatersolution.com/store/cart.php?target=product&product_id=16436&category_id=307
Or is this one better???
 
dejaco

dejaco

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If you want to be able to keep just about anything consider minimum of at least 5 watts per gallon (375 watts total). If you are goning into a tank deeper than 20 inches then you want more than PC's can deliver. Look at VHO lighting if you don't want to bitr the bullet and go MH.
 
hurt

hurt

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well what kind of lighting would i need to be able to keep everything???
Metal Halide, bar none.
As for the 5 wpg, nonsense. Not to be crude, but it's all about the source of the light(i.e. MH) , not the actual wpg. The WPG rule IMO is BS. MH penetrate the deepest and is the strongest light source available to reefers. Just to give you an idea, I run roughly 13 wpg, but if it was all VHO or PC it wouldn't mean chite. Instead I have 2 250w MH 10k XM, and 2 110w VHO super actinics over my 55g. And by doing so I can keep whatever I please. But the MH are what really count.
 
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