enough light?

horsefarm5 · 01/04/2009, 11:28 AM

I just bought a retro 2, 175w with iwasaki 14k bulbs and blue line ballasts and 2 110 vho super actinic with icecap ballast. will this light my 90 g 24" deep well enough?
Thanks

Navyblue · 01/04/2009, 12:06 PM

I guess it depends on what you are keeping with them. I'd imagine you'd do fine with softies, and keep the light hungry fellas near the top

Toddrtrex · 01/04/2009, 01:51 PM

The iwasaki bulbs are unique in that they have the same ( if not more ) PAR as most 250 watt bulbs. I don't think you will have any issues keeping anything.

I had a pair of them over my 58, and even the SPS on the sandbed grew like weeds. I ended up upgrading to 2*250 XM 20Ks, purely because I like a bluer look, and not because of any issues with what I could keep.

01/04/2009, 11:28 AM	#1
horsefarm5 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: New Jersey Posts: 176	enough light? I just bought a retro 2, 175w with iwasaki 14k bulbs and blue line ballasts and 2 110 vho super actinic with icecap ballast. will this light my 90 g 24" deep well enough? Thanks

01/04/2009, 01:51 PM	#3
Toddrtrex Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Carol Stream, IL Posts: 23,162	The iwasaki bulbs are unique in that they have the same ( if not more ) PAR as most 250 watt bulbs. I don't think you will have any issues keeping anything. I had a pair of them over my 58, and even the SPS on the sandbed grew like weeds. I ended up upgrading to 2*250 XM 20Ks, purely because I like a bluer look, and not because of any issues with what I could keep. __________________ Click my name and then "visit toddrtrex's homepage" for tank pictures Current Tank Info: 210g reef and 65g reef

01/04/2009, 12:06 PM	#2
Navyblue Low maintenance first Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 2,790	I guess it depends on what you are keeping with them. I'd imagine you'd do fine with softies, and keep the light hungry fellas near the top