upgrade tank size light question

[agreeive?fish]

ok i moved my colt/leathers/mushroom "reef" from a 75g to a 210g.

how much pc lighting of atinics and 10k do i need to provide the required amount of lighting

pc is what i have laying around so dont suggest t5 or mh as my next lighting purchase will be led lighting

[thegrun]

Those are all low light requirement corals, so I would think a minimum of one actinic and two 10K bulbs would be fine.

[mjm7757]

How soon are you going to be upgrading to LEDs? If it's going to be soon, I wouldn't worry too much about giving them a ton of light since they have, as mentioned previously, low light requirements. I would just use what you have and call it good as a temporary fix until you get the LEDs.

[agreeive?fish]

Originally Posted by mjm7757

How soon are you going to be upgrading to LEDs? If it's going to be soon, I wouldn't worry too much about giving them a ton of light since they have, as mentioned previously, low light requirements. I would just use what you have and call it good as a temporary fix until you get the LEDs.

led upgrade approx march

currently iam running 580w total
128w of 10k/actinic(cheapo brand)
192w of cheapo clearance "deep water blue" (7200 i think)
130w of 10k name brand
130w of 10k/6500 name brand

i could add
80w of actinic (1 40w cheapo and 1 40w name brand)
96w of 7200 cheapo clearance deep water blue
192w of cheapo clearance unknown "whitish blue" light
110w of 65k off brand(walmart) 10w aquarium screw in pc bulbs
32w of actinic t8 bulb name brand(one bulb of shop fixture)
32w of 10k t8 bulb name brand (other bulb of shop fixture)