Let there be light!!!

I finally got the Nova Extreme Pro T5 lighting!! ;D It is definately a world apart from my regular lighting eventhough one of the actinics arrived broken. I called and another one is on the way!!

 

Congrats.......new toys are awesome! Luna

 

Luna,...what kind of corals do you think I can start out with? This is the part I've been waiting for.

 

I know that you have T-5's, but what is the wattage? I'm asuming that you have 2 daylight and 2 actinics.....right? What is the depth of your tank? I dont remember if a 75g is 20" or 24" depth.


Luna

 

Softies of all sorts... LPS, but be careful of favids, they do not like sudden increases of light... SPS you can keep with flow and water quality requirements met. I would bet with good lamps you could get SPS 2/3 down that tank... Start with montis, and birdsnest about halfway or so down the tank... You can start them higher up but Orange monti caps like to turn pastelly under too much white/blue T5 light at first.... They eventually color back up but I have noticed that.Digitatas are fast growers that are easy and will do well. Start there then work to A. valida, and others like A. yongei or other stags....Good luck and congrats!

 

The NEP has 6 lamps if I am not mistaken, 75s are 21" tall

 

Yes,..that's correct. 3 10k whites and 3 460nm actinics. 6x54 = 324 watts

 

nice! now you can grow something! some Acros are a good sps starter corals as well.

 

Congrats... finally finding a good light is the key to reefkeeping.
One of the hardest and most expensive decisions

 

Then yes, I agree with Mr. Dr. Frag. Zoas, shrooms, polyps, hammers, frogsprawns, tourches, xenias, candy canes and other softies. As for LPS and stonies, I would wait a while before getting into them and when you do, your gonna have to place them high.



Luna