Your thoughs on my lighting setup

42 · 12/05/2006, 07:40 PM

Hi guys, Im in the process of setting up a 5ft long 120 gallon reef tank, it is about 20inches deep. I mainly want to keep sps corals. I have a few options for the lighting. I have 4x 150W and 1x250W metal halide ballasts available.

I was thinking of using 3x 150W mh with 200W of T5 (with reflectors). Do you think this will be enough lighting for the tank, or should I go with more mh, perhaps use a 250W ?

cheers

zoomfish1 · 12/05/2006, 08:18 PM

I think for a 20" deep tank that the 3x150 & 200Wt5 should be enough provided you get coverage over the whole tank.

12/05/2006, 07:40 PM	#1
42 Registered Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Perth, Western Australia Posts: 29	Your thoughs on my lighting setup Hi guys, Im in the process of setting up a 5ft long 120 gallon reef tank, it is about 20inches deep. I mainly want to keep sps corals. I have a few options for the lighting. I have 4x 150W and 1x250W metal halide ballasts available. I was thinking of using 3x 150W mh with 200W of T5 (with reflectors). Do you think this will be enough lighting for the tank, or should I go with more mh, perhaps use a 250W ? cheers

12/05/2006, 08:18 PM	#2
zoomfish1 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Claremore, Oklahoma Posts: 1,659	I think for a 20" deep tank that the 3x150 & 200Wt5 should be enough provided you get coverage over the whole tank. __________________ Zoomfish Current Tank Info: 75g RR, dsb w/90 lbs sand, 150 lb live rock, anemone & LPS tank