lighting help!!!

duke1231 · 09-08-2006, 07:43 AM

With a 20 gal regular size rectangluar glass tank, what size lighting should I get and what type? I also want moon lighting incorparated into the setup, along with some actinic.

BoomerD · 09-08-2006, 12:51 PM

What do you want to keep in the tank? Base your lighting choices on that. Also, do you have or plan on a canopy for the tank? If so, retrofit kits are considerably cheaper than the pre-built fixtures.

duke1231 · 09-10-2006, 05:27 PM

It is going to be a FOWLR for a little while until I get the hang of things I am just taking it slow. I would really like a moonlight though.

BoomerD · 09-10-2006, 07:57 PM

Coralife sells some decent quality fixtures for a 20 gallon tank. I'd recommend their 2X65 watt fixtures, as that will allow you to keep some less demanding corals as you get to that point.

http://www.lampsnow.com/242xcoluaqho.html

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BoomerD Reef Shark Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Northern California Posts: 5,637 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: lighting help!!! What do you want to keep in the tank? Base your lighting choices on that. Also, do you have or plan on a canopy for the tank? If so, retrofit kits are considerably cheaper than the pre-built fixtures. __________________ Intelligence is not knowing all the answers, but knowing where and how to find them! www.google.com

09-10-2006, 05:27 PM	#3 (permalink)
duke1231 Fire Coral Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Vermont Posts: 78 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: lighting help!!! It is going to be a FOWLR for a little while until I get the hang of things I am just taking it slow. I would really like a moonlight though.

09-10-2006, 07:57 PM	#4 (permalink)
BoomerD Reef Shark Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Northern California Posts: 5,637 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: lighting help!!! Coralife sells some decent quality fixtures for a 20 gallon tank. I'd recommend their 2X65 watt fixtures, as that will allow you to keep some less demanding corals as you get to that point. http://www.lampsnow.com/242xcoluaqho.html __________________ Intelligence is not knowing all the answers, but knowing where and how to find them! www.google.com

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