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05/13/2012, 02:37 PM
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150w x 2. Enough light?
I have a 6ft 125 gal tank. I just picked up 2 150w mh pendant fixtures, ballasts and bulbs with built in white moonlight. Total $160
 (80 each). Is this enough For my tank? Looking to have the flexabilty to grow most kinds of coralsSent from my SGH-T769 using Tapatalk 2 |
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05/13/2012, 02:42 PM
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I would think you should need at least a third one?
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05/13/2012, 03:03 PM
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I thought so. These lights are friggin bright tho!
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05/13/2012, 03:37 PM
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Would be enought for LPS and softies but not most SPS. You will also need another to cover the entire tank. 150 MH lamps aren't very powerfull.
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05/13/2012, 05:19 PM
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I've got a similar proportioned tank to yours. I have 3 mh 150s and some blue t5's. I grow my SPSs (including acros) in the top half and my lower light corals towards the bottom, and it all seems to work fine.
If you want to grow SPSs all the way down to the bottom, I'd up the light quite a bit. Otherwise, I'd up it just a little anyway by adding at least one more 150. You could probably do mixed reef that way if you zone everything just right and have some rock bases close to the light.
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