is my light ing ok

hi i was wondering if anyone can tell me if my lights are o.k. for my 45gallon saltwater tank as of now i only have fish but i really want to start a reef tank..i have 2 coralife 96watt,10,000k,one is actinic blue the other is white they both run the length of the tank.any info would be g reat thanks again...

 

fine for softies and lps.

 

more info how big is tank and what do you plan on keeping

 

LxWxH of tank i ment

 

well i want to keep zoas,and maybe some hard corals....my tank is 17 tall and 3ft long...and iv bought a few zoas and they died.....no bugs on them,water par are good,and no fish that would pick on them...any helpful info would be great..thanks

 

John Wilson 44

I have never used PC lamps, so to be honest I cant say with any authority what they are capable of keeping and for how long

I do know that if your struggling with Zoas ( may not be the lighting may be predation)
but I would go very slowly and start with beginners corals, one at a time, see how it does, before progressing to the next one

so maybe try a mushroom colony or Green Star Polyps, or Antellia or Clove polyps
or leather finger coral, or Toadstool leather coral
anything from the moderate lighting requirements category

hopefully someone with PCs will give better informed advice
but if it where mine and I wanted to convert to reef, I would do so adding 1 single coral per month and assessing its condition before progressing to the next one

Steve