lighting

[stevej]

ok so im askin questions on my 35 gallon tank. im gonna convert it from a fish only to a reef tank. i have a coralife light tht holds two bubls and gives out somewhere in the range of 60 watts and im purchasing a light now tht gives off 156 watts. is that enough for any kind of corals i want to buy? my lfs coral tank has 250 watts on there tank so im just wondering if mine is enough

 

[TRe]

more specific on what type of lighting not just how many watts... is it t5,pc,vho,mh?

 

[stevej]

both are t5

 

[quaddity]

Take a look at my 70 gallon corner tank thread. The last pics I posted all those corals are rocking with 56 watts of PC light. Your small tank with that much light will have plenty of light for even SPS corals.

 

[stevej]

o wow ur corals look really good. hopefully my reef will look like tht by next year

 

[TRe]

ok if ther T5 how many bulbs? and do they have indivual reflectors?

 

[stevej]

this is the new one i just bought but i ordered it so its not here yet
36" T5 HO Aquarium Light Marine Cichlid 156W LED Legs - eBay (item 290448944061 end time Jul-26-10 16:30:10 PDT)

 

[TRe]

Its not the best setup but you should be able get get away with it.. I wouldnt attempt most sps or clams tho

 

[TRe]

how tall is your tank?

 

[stevej]

well thts combined with my other light tht gives off sixty watts. their gonna both be runnin at the same time. and its twenty inches tall, they said t5's are good to 24 inches deep

 

[TRe]

Theres a big differance between what you have and a nice TEK fixture with indivual reflectors... Like I said itll work, just keep the corals that need more light towards the top

 

[stevej]

o ok. thanks a lot