watts per gallon

lucifersreef · 08/28/2006, 04:08 AM

hey there, can someone tell me a good amount of watts per gallon for a 75 gallon tank that is 20 inches high

lucifersreef · 08/28/2006, 04:18 AM

i would like to keep sps corals would 360 watts be enough

prodman · 08/28/2006, 06:44 AM

Watts per gallon is sortof an outdated form of measurement. So it dpends. 360 watts of what kind of light? If you want to keep sps I would recomend a t5 setup or 2 175w mh bulbs or a combo of both t5/vho and mh

lucifersreef · 08/31/2006, 05:55 AM

how many t5s would i need and of what wattage(54w?)
would 4 be enough if i kept the delicate sps corals at the surface, and hardier corals at the bottom

08/28/2006, 04:08 AM	#1
lucifersreef Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Australia Posts: 96	watts per gallon hey there, can someone tell me a good amount of watts per gallon for a 75 gallon tank that is 20 inches high

08/28/2006, 06:44 AM	#3
prodman Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: napa,ca Posts: 3,305	Watts per gallon is sortof an outdated form of measurement. So it dpends. 360 watts of what kind of light? If you want to keep sps I would recomend a t5 setup or 2 175w mh bulbs or a combo of both t5/vho and mh __________________ everything that happens will happen today Current Tank Info: 120XL

08/28/2006, 04:18 AM	#2
lucifersreef Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Australia Posts: 96	i would like to keep sps corals would 360 watts be enough

08/31/2006, 05:55 AM	#4
lucifersreef Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Australia Posts: 96	how many t5s would i need and of what wattage(54w?) would 4 be enough if i kept the delicate sps corals at the surface, and hardier corals at the bottom