Light for a 35g Hex

EMUReef · 11/24/2009, 09:23 AM

Well i have a 35g Hex reef and the light i currently have now is a coralife quad bulb fixture at 96 watts. I feel like my corals are getting enough light, all LPS or softies.

Don't really want to run MH, but what recommendations would you make if i were to buy a new fixture?

pIankton · 11/24/2009, 10:20 AM

Depends on what you really want to keep. You say LPS and softies... 35 hex's are good size and if it were up to me - at a minimum I would be going with a 175 watt halide with a lumen-mini reflector - even a 250 watt halide with a good reflector - depending on the height of the tank.

EMUReef · 11/24/2009, 12:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pIankton

Depends on what you really want to keep. You say LPS and softies... 35 hex's are good size and if it were up to me - at a minimum I would be going with a 175 watt halide with a lumen-mini reflector - even a 250 watt halide with a good reflector - depending on the height of the tank.

bump any more input?

its about 24" tall.

trying not to use MH

11/24/2009, 09:23 AM	#1
EMUReef Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 580	Light for a 35g Hex Well i have a 35g Hex reef and the light i currently have now is a coralife quad bulb fixture at 96 watts. I feel like my corals are getting enough light, all LPS or softies. Don't really want to run MH, but what recommendations would you make if i were to buy a new fixture?

11/24/2009, 10:20 AM	#2
pIankton Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Virginia Beach, VA Posts: 556	Depends on what you really want to keep. You say LPS and softies... 35 hex's are good size and if it were up to me - at a minimum I would be going with a 175 watt halide with a lumen-mini reflector - even a 250 watt halide with a good reflector - depending on the height of the tank.