Is this enough light????

swpassion · 03/08/2009, 11:49 AM

Is a 3 x 150 mh and 4 x 94 watt PC, enough light for a 28" deep, 210 galon tank? I have an opprotunity to buy one and want to make sure it will work before I fork over the dough.... I plan on keeping Zoa's, brains, leathers, shrooms, rics and maybe some clams.

nano mania · 03/08/2009, 12:01 PM

That should be plenty for that tank. just keep the clams in the upper half of the tank, closer to the center of one of the MHs.

What are the dimesions of the tank, each MH is capable of lighting a 2' x 2' square with the right refletor.

swpassion · 03/08/2009, 12:10 PM

The tank is 72" long x 28" tall and 24" deep. I am also looking at a 10 x 80 watt T5 retro set, the MH is used w/ new bulbs and the T5 is new, there is only a $50 difference in cost which do you think would be better?

nano mania · 03/08/2009, 10:19 PM

Either fixture should do well, as long as the T5s have individual reflectors.

03/08/2009, 11:49 AM	#1
swpassion Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Chicagoland Posts: 229	Is this enough light???? Is a 3 x 150 mh and 4 x 94 watt PC, enough light for a 28" deep, 210 galon tank? I have an opprotunity to buy one and want to make sure it will work before I fork over the dough.... I plan on keeping Zoa's, brains, leathers, shrooms, rics and maybe some clams.

03/08/2009, 12:10 PM	#3
swpassion Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Chicagoland Posts: 229	The tank is 72" long x 28" tall and 24" deep. I am also looking at a 10 x 80 watt T5 retro set, the MH is used w/ new bulbs and the T5 is new, there is only a $50 difference in cost which do you think would be better? __________________ "it is not the days in our lives that matter, but the life in our days" Current Tank Info: 210 RR, 75, 26 bowfront

03/08/2009, 12:01 PM	#2
nano mania Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Culver City, CA Posts: 291	That should be plenty for that tank. just keep the clams in the upper half of the tank, closer to the center of one of the MHs. What are the dimesions of the tank, each MH is capable of lighting a 2' x 2' square with the right refletor.

03/08/2009, 10:19 PM	#4
nano mania Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Culver City, CA Posts: 291	Either fixture should do well, as long as the T5s have individual reflectors.