Thinking of changing my lighting

JGoslee · Jul 13, 2006

My tank is half sps and half zoas. Right now I have 2 - 250watt de phoenix 14,000k over my 58gal(36.5"x18.5"x21"). I have a 20h that I want to use as a growout tank. So I was thinking of taking one of my 250's and using that for the light. Which leaves my 58 with only 1 - 250. So to make up for the lost light I was thinking of getting this 4 - 39watt t5 icecap retro: http://www.reefgeek.com/products/categories/lighting/104430.html
I been wanting to try t5's for awile now. So my question is do you think 1 - 250de mh and 4 - 39watt t5's will be to much light?

-Jesse

fishes2889 · Jul 13, 2006

it wont be too much light but it will be alot though. Corals will thrive.......

Steve

surfn · Jul 13, 2006

yeah, that will be alot of light. will be ok for sps. *may* be too much for zoas in such a small tank. but they will do ok.

may want to bump the MH bulb up to 20k.

fishes2889 · Jul 13, 2006

mabey what surfn said about the MH and mabey making the T5's daylight lights........

Steve

JGoslee · Jul 13, 2006

surfn said:
yeah, that will be alot of light. will be ok for sps. *may* be too much for zoas in such a small tank. but they will do ok.

may want to bump the MH bulb up to 20k.

Im mainly worried about the zoas in this light. I could possibly cut it down to 2 bulbs of t5, but then Id be worried about the sps.

JGoslee · Jul 13, 2006

Good idea about the 20k. Maybe go with a 20kmh and 2 blue+ and 2 aquasun t5's. Does anyone here have a tank with t5's?

surfn · Jul 13, 2006

well, what kind of sps are you keeping?

JGoslee · Jul 13, 2006

Mostly monti's and 2 acro's

surfn · Jul 13, 2006

like what kind of montis and acros?

if they are wild collected acros, you will definitely need very bright light.

digi's, caps, milli's, birdsnests, stylo, poci etc dont need bright light at all.