Reef Central Online Community

Go Back   Reef Central Online Community > General Interest Forums > New to the Hobby
Blogs FAQ Calendar

Notices

User Tag List

Reply
Thread Tools
Unread 08/25/2009, 04:34 PM   #1
egos4life
Registered Member
 
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: CEN CALI
Posts: 123
72 bow front lighting quick question

Right now i have 14k 150 mh fixture is this enough for the tank?


egos4life is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 08/25/2009, 06:29 PM   #2
MrRyanT
MrRyanT
 
MrRyanT's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Memphis, TN
Posts: 1,731
Really depends on what you want to keep in the tank. If you're planning on a reef set up then I would suggest at least 2 of the 150W fixtures you mention. Possibly some other supplemental lighting also.


__________________
We are what we repeatedly do, excellence then, is not an act, but a habit. - Aristotle

Current Tank Info: 30 gal display
MrRyanT is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 08/26/2009, 11:26 AM   #3
egos4life
Registered Member
 
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: CEN CALI
Posts: 123
i have 2 of those so i should be good and i also have 2 65 watt pc lights on it also


egos4life is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 08/26/2009, 12:02 PM   #4
sedor
Registered Member
 
sedor's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Charlotte, NC
Posts: 4,689
You can use the PC's as actinics. I think the 150's should be fine but your going to want to make sure you pay attention to when a coral requires higher light and put it higher up in the tank. I have 2 250's over my 72 and I don't think its overkill at all.

14K is a good choice IMO.


__________________
Ryan
sedor is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 08/26/2009, 12:16 PM   #5
egos4life
Registered Member
 
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: CEN CALI
Posts: 123
i was planning on have a few sps and figured thos would along the top maybe in the future upgrade to a better mh set up this is what came with the tank i recently used t5's on my 55 the pc's are running as actics


egos4life is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 08/26/2009, 02:36 PM   #6
PLNelson
White Trash Astronaut
 
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Bemidji, MN
Posts: 115
I used to have 2 150s over my 72 and was able to do what you are trying to do just fine. I then switched to T5s and was able to kep SPS lower than the very top.


PLNelson is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 08/26/2009, 07:45 PM   #7
Tony44
Registered Member
 
Tony44's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Lantana, FL
Posts: 778
I run 4 48" T5 bulbs, 1 36", and 1 24" bulbs with Icecap 660's on my 72 bowfront. I like it a lot.


Tony44 is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply


Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On



All times are GMT -6. The time now is 05:54 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.4
Copyright ©2000 - 2025, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Powered by Searchlight © 2025 Axivo Inc.
Use of this web site is subject to the terms and conditions described in the user agreement.
Reef CentralTM Reef Central, LLC. Copyright ©1999-2022
User Alert System provided by Advanced User Tagging v3.3.0 (Pro) - vBulletin Mods & Addons Copyright © 2025 DragonByte Technologies Ltd.