Enough Light?

atlantic reefer · 06-25-2006, 10:27 PM

I'm going to be upgrading my tank to a 36 gallon corner tank. I just recently bought a coralife pc fixture thats 130 watts. That rounds to about 3.6 watts per gallon. I know this is enough light for soft corals but is it enough light for lps corals...the ones im thinking of are closed brain coral, frogspawn, trumpet, oxypora, and hammer

tia

shane

blue_eyes53813 · 06-25-2006, 11:07 PM

kinda a tough one... I think it will be enough if you place them higher in the tank,,, How much rock you gonna have? 3 watts is the minimum for these corals, So it will be kinda iffy.... Good luck

semigodd154 · 06-25-2006, 11:18 PM

I would say possible as blue said way high in the tank. Is it possible to get a refund on the light spend a few bucks more and get a 150 hqi? Igot a sunpaq from ebay from a vendor called jcaquatics for $269 shipped and it is a beautiful thing can keep almost anything under it at most levels. HTH

cheeks69 · 06-26-2006, 12:32 AM

I kept many different corals including LPS with 130 W of PC's in a 42 gal for about 2 years without any problems, but I did keep the LPS in the upper half of the tank.

atlantic reefer · 06-26-2006, 03:30 PM

thanks for the responses. I won't be able to get a refund for the light. So i won't have the extra money to get halide lighting. But i will get enough money selling my current tank for an additional 96 watt pc.

06-25-2006, 10:27 PM	#1 (permalink)
atlantic reefer Ricordea Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Maryland Posts: 198 View Gallery Karma Komment	Enough Light? I'm going to be upgrading my tank to a 36 gallon corner tank. I just recently bought a coralife pc fixture thats 130 watts. That rounds to about 3.6 watts per gallon. I know this is enough light for soft corals but is it enough light for lps corals...the ones im thinking of are closed brain coral, frogspawn, trumpet, oxypora, and hammer tia shane

06-25-2006, 11:07 PM	#2 (permalink)
blue_eyes53813 Hey!Its not my fault Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Lancaster, Wisconsin Posts: 7,241 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Enough Light? kinda a tough one... I think it will be enough if you place them higher in the tank,,, How much rock you gonna have? 3 watts is the minimum for these corals, So it will be kinda iffy.... Good luck __________________ 265 Gallon Reef built into basement wall. Lighting = 6x250 watts MH, 2x96 watt PC ,and 2x140 watt VHO for a total watt of 1,972 watts . New addition on 4-14-07 of 100 gallon sump and 100 gallon refugium. I think I have lost my mind. Gotta love this hobby Vicki Life is like a pathway of untrodden snow. Be careful how you step in it for every mark will show Definition of FRIENDSHIP: All lives touch other lives to create something new and alive My tank chronicles. http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...wall-reef.html

06-25-2006, 11:18 PM	#3 (permalink)
semigodd154 Cabbage Leather Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: amsterdam ny Posts: 392 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Enough Light? I would say possible as blue said way high in the tank. Is it possible to get a refund on the light spend a few bucks more and get a 150 hqi? Igot a sunpaq from ebay from a vendor called jcaquatics for $269 shipped and it is a beautiful thing can keep almost anything under it at most levels. HTH __________________ 47g column 20x18x30 sps dominated mixed reef 250w HQI 14k approx. 1500gph flow(love you jake 9-03 to 12-03) Shaun

06-26-2006, 12:32 AM	#4 (permalink)
cheeks69 Wannabe Guru Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Northeast Posts: 7,031 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Enough Light? I kept many different corals including LPS with 130 W of PC's in a 42 gal for about 2 years without any problems, but I did keep the LPS in the upper half of the tank. __________________ Robert My Cube “A spirit is manifest in the laws of the Universe—a spirit vastly superior to that of man, and one in the face of which we with our modest powers must feel humble.” Albert Einstein

06-26-2006, 03:30 PM	#5 (permalink)
atlantic reefer Ricordea Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Maryland Posts: 198 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Enough Light? thanks for the responses. I won't be able to get a refund for the light. So i won't have the extra money to get halide lighting. But i will get enough money selling my current tank for an additional 96 watt pc.

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