Lighting and SPS

Jetdrvr · 11/05/2006, 11:20 AM

Hey All,

I have a 125 with 800w of VHO on it. Do you think I would have any success with SPS coral with this amount of light?

Thanks

Craig Lambert · 11/05/2006, 11:38 AM

Yes. Some of them will be fine. Montipora Capricornus (a great addition), Montipora Digitata, Stylophora, Pocilipora, non-pink seriatopora, and maybe some captive grown acropora. Those are the ones that I suggest you look at, but there may be more.

addicted_2_reef · 11/05/2006, 12:39 PM

I had some Monti digitata that was first under MH then for about a month it was under VHO. It got very brown. The bulbs I had for the VHO were not the best but, I didn't think that it would get that bad. They didn't die but, they did suffer. I'm back to MH and they are starting to come back.

Craig Lambert · 11/05/2006, 02:28 PM

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Originally posted by addicted_2_reef
I had some Monti digitata that was first under MH then for about a month it was under VHO. It got very brown. The bulbs I had for the VHO were not the best but, I didn't think that it would get that bad. They didn't die but, they did suffer. I'm back to MH and they are starting to come back.

How much VHO? 440 watts, right? We're talking dual ballast configurations, which is completely different lighting.

Jetdrvr · 11/05/2006, 04:04 PM

I have 2 icecap 660's running 3 10000K actinic whites and 2 Super actinics. Any recomendations on a good place to order some of them from? Also, will they so OK with some softies and LPS? I have 2 ASM G3's and I am also running carbon.

Craig Lambert · 11/05/2006, 04:59 PM

You can get uri bulbs through Marine Depot. Some report better coral growth with Aquasun bulbs vs. the 50/50's. I don't care for them because they give the tank a pink hue.

Jetdrvr · 11/05/2006, 05:15 PM

Sorry I mean the corals, I order my URI bulbs from Foster n smith because they ship for 9.99. Marine Depot charges 25.00 special handling for bulbs.

Craig Lambert · 11/05/2006, 06:24 PM

A good lfs, or if you want to buy them online, I've had good luck from Drs. Foster Smith.

antonsemrad · 11/05/2006, 06:46 PM

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Originally posted by Jetdrvr
Sorry I mean the corals, I order my URI bulbs from Foster n smith because they ship for 9.99. Marine Depot charges 25.00 special handling for bulbs.

MD ships em free if you buy 6 or more.

I think that you can keep what ever you want with that much light. They may not grow as fast as in some other tanks, and they may not look the same either. But, with food to eat (water flow), calcium and carbonate, they should do just fine. I say go for it.

Jetdrvr · 11/05/2006, 09:55 PM

What you mean they may not look the same?

saltH2Olvr · 11/08/2006, 02:55 AM

Jetdrvr, I think what Ant is stating is that sps, and lps can change color under vho or mh lighting. When I take an sps frag from his tank and put it in my lps tank ( from mh to vho) most of the acro frags turn a different color.

11/05/2006, 11:20 AM	#1
Jetdrvr Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Howland OH Posts: 445	Lighting and SPS Hey All, I have a 125 with 800w of VHO on it. Do you think I would have any success with SPS coral with this amount of light? Thanks

11/05/2006, 11:38 AM	#2
Craig Lambert Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 2,897	Yes. Some of them will be fine. Montipora Capricornus (a great addition), Montipora Digitata, Stylophora, Pocilipora, non-pink seriatopora, and maybe some captive grown acropora. Those are the ones that I suggest you look at, but there may be more. __________________ "Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and he will spend all day in a boat drinking beer." Current Tank Info: 75G Tank, 29G Sump, 100lbs LR, AquaC EV-180, Iwaki MD-20RT return Tunze nano streams 4X54 t-5/Icecap Ballast & SLR's 2x110 vho actinic

11/05/2006, 12:39 PM	#3
addicted_2_reef Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Levittown PA Posts: 434	I had some Monti digitata that was first under MH then for about a month it was under VHO. It got very brown. The bulbs I had for the VHO were not the best but, I didn't think that it would get that bad. They didn't die but, they did suffer. I'm back to MH and they are starting to come back. __________________ -Brian 25 gallon cube

11/05/2006, 04:59 PM	#6
Craig Lambert Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 2,897	You can get uri bulbs through Marine Depot. Some report better coral growth with Aquasun bulbs vs. the 50/50's. I don't care for them because they give the tank a pink hue. __________________ "Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and he will spend all day in a boat drinking beer." Current Tank Info: 75G Tank, 29G Sump, 100lbs LR, AquaC EV-180, Iwaki MD-20RT return Tunze nano streams 4X54 t-5/Icecap Ballast & SLR's 2x110 vho actinic

11/05/2006, 06:24 PM	#8
Craig Lambert Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 2,897	A good lfs, or if you want to buy them online, I've had good luck from Drs. Foster Smith. __________________ "Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and he will spend all day in a boat drinking beer." Current Tank Info: 75G Tank, 29G Sump, 100lbs LR, AquaC EV-180, Iwaki MD-20RT return Tunze nano streams 4X54 t-5/Icecap Ballast & SLR's 2x110 vho actinic

11/05/2006, 04:04 PM	#5
Jetdrvr Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Howland OH Posts: 445	I have 2 icecap 660's running 3 10000K actinic whites and 2 Super actinics. Any recomendations on a good place to order some of them from? Also, will they so OK with some softies and LPS? I have 2 ASM G3's and I am also running carbon.

11/05/2006, 05:15 PM	#7
Jetdrvr Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Howland OH Posts: 445	Sorry I mean the corals, I order my URI bulbs from Foster n smith because they ship for 9.99. Marine Depot charges 25.00 special handling for bulbs.

11/05/2006, 09:55 PM	#10
Jetdrvr Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Howland OH Posts: 445	What you mean they may not look the same?

11/08/2006, 02:55 AM	#11
saltH2Olvr Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 1	Jetdrvr, I think what Ant is stating is that sps, and lps can change color under vho or mh lighting. When I take an sps frag from his tank and put it in my lps tank ( from mh to vho) most of the acro frags turn a different color.