Coralife compact lighting on reef tank

nubbynkiki · 09/04/2006, 07:12 PM

I am running a 48" Coralife compact lighting setup on my reef tank. I have 2-65 watt 10,000 k and 2-65 watt actinic bulbs. Is that enough light for a reef setup on a 55 gallon tank. I know that I will not be able to have clams and things like that because they take much more intense lighting. But for your hard and soft corals will this be fine? Also are the bulbs that come with it ok or am I better replacing them with say the 50/50 bulbs they make for it.

pugbreath13 · 09/04/2006, 07:38 PM

The light will be fine for LPS, mushrooms, zoos, leathers and maybe some SPS near the surface. Keep the bulbs that came with it. I ran the 24" coralife on a 20 gallon and kept the above mentioned and one montipora cap, but it was almost sticking out of the water.

09/04/2006, 07:12 PM	#1
nubbynkiki Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 25	Coralife compact lighting on reef tank I am running a 48" Coralife compact lighting setup on my reef tank. I have 2-65 watt 10,000 k and 2-65 watt actinic bulbs. Is that enough light for a reef setup on a 55 gallon tank. I know that I will not be able to have clams and things like that because they take much more intense lighting. But for your hard and soft corals will this be fine? Also are the bulbs that come with it ok or am I better replacing them with say the 50/50 bulbs they make for it.

09/04/2006, 07:38 PM	#2
pugbreath13 Moved On Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: The former United States Posts: 466	The light will be fine for LPS, mushrooms, zoos, leathers and maybe some SPS near the surface. Keep the bulbs that came with it. I ran the 24" coralife on a 20 gallon and kept the above mentioned and one montipora cap, but it was almost sticking out of the water.