lighting for clam and sps

leesanhua · 03/29/2006, 01:42 PM

can we keep clam and sps under compact flurocent light? i have 5.5 watt per gallon on the lighting.

snulma1 · 03/29/2006, 01:50 PM

depends on the type of clam. but you can't do sps, you need T5's or MH at least!

mg426 · 03/29/2006, 01:50 PM

I kept a crocea under PCs for 6 months under around 5 watts per gallon. he did fine. kept him half way up the tank around 10 inches from the lights. You can do it with PC lighting but Halides are probably the best long term.

Toddrtrex · 03/29/2006, 02:16 PM

What is the size of the tank? Using watts/gal really isn't a good measuring stick. Very unrealistic example, but it will get my point across. Say you have two 10 gal tanks. One is 20" deep, and the other is 10" deep. But since both are 10gallons, you would have the same watts/gallon. But the water depth would be a huge factor in placement of corals and which ones you could keep.

leesanhua · 03/29/2006, 02:32 PM

i got what you mean toddrttrex. will do with the mh

03/29/2006, 01:42 PM	#1
leesanhua Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: kansas Posts: 178	lighting for clam and sps can we keep clam and sps under compact flurocent light? i have 5.5 watt per gallon on the lighting. __________________ sun Current Tank Info: 15 gal and 30 gal reef tank. 90 gallon cycling..

03/29/2006, 01:50 PM	#3
mg426 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: maryland Posts: 6,923	I kept a crocea under PCs for 6 months under around 5 watts per gallon. he did fine. kept him half way up the tank around 10 inches from the lights. You can do it with PC lighting but Halides are probably the best long term. __________________ I found a way to make a small fortune running a reef tank. Start with a large fortune. Unofficial President of the SEACLONE haters club Current Tank Info: 125 mixed reef 110 lbs LR, 1x250watt XM 20K MH 2x175watt XM 20K MH on Magetics 2X96 watt actinic PC, 220 watt VHO actinic, 30 gallon refugium, closed loop system powered by Sequence Dart MSX 200 skimmer 38 gallon sump, Oceansmotions squirt

03/29/2006, 02:16 PM	#4
Toddrtrex Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Carol Stream, IL Posts: 23,162	What is the size of the tank? Using watts/gal really isn't a good measuring stick. Very unrealistic example, but it will get my point across. Say you have two 10 gal tanks. One is 20" deep, and the other is 10" deep. But since both are 10gallons, you would have the same watts/gallon. But the water depth would be a huge factor in placement of corals and which ones you could keep. __________________ Click my name and then "visit toddrtrex's homepage" for tank pictures Current Tank Info: 210g reef and 65g reef

03/29/2006, 02:32 PM	#5
leesanhua Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: kansas Posts: 178	i got what you mean toddrttrex. will do with the mh __________________ sun Current Tank Info: 15 gal and 30 gal reef tank. 90 gallon cycling..

03/29/2006, 01:50 PM	#2
snulma1 Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: New York, NY Posts: 2,281	depends on the type of clam. but you can't do sps, you need T5's or MH at least!