60gal tank lights

just got this light takes 2 Ho T5's 54watt currently only one 1 white one in there



my LFS guy there told me that it would be enough lights for corals in my tank when i get them

tank is L-48' W-16' D-20'

anyone think this will support corals and mabey a clam or will i need more lights later on?


cheers ryan

 

umm im pretty sure you will want al least 2 more t5 ho bulbs for corals to be happy.

 

yea guy at the store said if you want to have more light u can just get a second one and have them next to each other

they do sell one that has 4 HO T5 fittings that was 200 more should i find out if i could swap it for that one





cheers ryan

 

yeah or you can look into a retro kit. To be honest it will be near impossible to keep a clam with 2 t5s even at 4 it might be hard.

 

I would suggest at least 4 x54 T5 HO bulbs. This will allow you to keep softies and most lps. If you can exchange it, I would do that. Good luck with it.

 

aright thanks guys might like get a 4 and put it next to my 2 to get 6 ;D

but this will be when i get it up and runnin so like 6 weeks mabey




cheers ryan

 

With those dimesions I would say 4-6 T5s would be sufficient to grow even SPS in the tank. Depending on the clam and where its placed it would most likely survive in those bulb ranges as well.
Believe it or not many softies can tolerate much more light than SPS can and you would be surprised with how much light(PAR) SPS really need to grow.

I would look into a 4-6 bulb unit, whether you make it or buy one.... I am sure you guys have access to online stores there, look into Tek, Aquactinics, ATI or heck if you are desperate Current's Nova extreme Pro... But that is a last resort!

Good luck

 

yea just been loking around and found this metal Halide 4ft light

Metal Halide Light Fittings - 250W New Aquarium Metal Halide 1250 Long With 10000K - Guppy’s Aquarium Products Online - 250W New Aquarium Metal Halide 1250 Long With 10000K


has two 250 watt metal halide fittings will this be good ??





cheers ryan