will 56 due

[fish3]

will 56 watts due for hard coral

 

[sharkboy13]

what size tank?

 

[fish3]

55gl

 

[sharkboy13]

if u go by the watt per gal rule then yes, but for ppl who know alot more than i do post it in reef tanks

 

[fish3]

ok

 

[boozzbro]

what type of hard corals?
in my oppinon 4 to 5 watts per gallon is required for stony type corals. It also depends a lot on what type of ighting it is. 56 watts of pc lighting is not the same as 56 watts of halinde lighting (if they even make them that small)

 

[30-xtra high]

Originally Posted by Sharkboy13
if u go by the watt per gal rule then yes, but for ppl who know alot more than i do post it in reef tanks
lol, if you go by watt per gallon rule absolutly not..
about 5+ watts a gallon for hard corals, but more impotantly would be depth, and pc's are definatly not good, you should get a 250 watt metal halide fixture..

 

[tall_90]

agree

 

[wangotango]

you will need A LOT more light. halides would be good, you could get away with 175w bulbs, but T5 will run a lot cooler and will be cheaper to opperate while giving just as good if not better light. aquactincs and teks are good.
-Justin

 

[sharkboy13]

Originally Posted by 30-xtra high
lol, if you go by watt per gallon rule absolutly not..
about 5+ watts a gallon for hard corals, but more impotantly would be depth, and pc's are definatly not good, you should get a 250 watt metal halide fixture..
hey thats all i knew bout lightin and corals, so far as i knew that was general rule

 

[fish3]

ok