First off, what are the dimensions of this 125? I suspect you will need more than 2 250 watt MHs to get a good coverage of the tank.
A 'standard' 125g is 6' wide - which means you'd need 3 x MH bulbs.
First off, what are the dimensions of this 125? I suspect you will need more than 2 250 watt MHs to get a good coverage of the tank.
Originally posted by Woodstock
How long can corals (soft corals/anemones) go without lighting (only with some indirect sunlight) before getting damaged?
I've heard 3-4, even 5 days with no problems since in nature there are often stormy days.
Originally posted by Travis
My question then... I seem to remember (not positive) Borneman asserting that 10K (and even 6700K) MH bulbs don't need actinic supplementation, we provide it mainly for looks. It was a while ago... how do you all feel about that statement?
I'm asking because I'm very low on funds, I want to get the 180 up and running for my softies and LPS now with 2x250 and then upgrade the lighting (another 1x250 and actinics) down the road several months, after the system is ready to become a full-fledged SPS tank.
Originally posted by Craig Manoukian
I believe Robz and Luis get the great results with their SPS tanks with 250 watt 6,500K bulbs and VHO actinics.