lighting for a 20 long

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  1. pnoydlyte

    pnoydlyte Plankton

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    Hello everyone new to saltwater and currently have a 2 month old 20 long set up
    i have a 24" 2x24w hagen glo t5ho fixture and was wondering if this is enough lighting for the tank i have
    right now all i have is marine-glo and life-glo bulbs but have an order for different bulbs (ice cap midwater and giesemann actinic+)

    would this suffice for corals or do i have to get a better light fixture?
     
    pnoydlyte, May 19, 2010
    pnoydlyte, May 19, 2010
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  2. anpgp

    anpgp Dragon Wrasse

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    For soft corals/zoa/mushrooms/some other low light corals that would be perfect. If you want to start getting into more intensive corals, I would upgrade to a 4 bulb T5 fixture. I have a 4 bulb Current fixture on my 29 gal and I have SPS growing at the top of my tank.
     
    anpgp, May 20, 2010
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