180 lighting

[scorpiocasper]

Our tank is a 180 gal (72” x 24” x 24”).
Have fish, softies, lps and sps.

Here is what we have decided on:

(4) Nova T5 Retrofit 10,000K SlimPaq : 36" 21 Watt
(4) Nova T5 Retrofit 460nm Actinic SlimPaq : 36" 21 Watt
Gives us (4) 72” T5 = 168 watts of T5
+
(3) 250 MH retro kit
+
(2) Lunar Link : Nocturnal Blue
(2) Lunar Light Nocturnal Simulator LED Lights : Moon White

The T5’s are linkable and the lunars are linkable.

Any known problems with any of these?
Will this work for our tank? Should we do 400 mh instead or is that overkill?

Thanks for helping with our lighting issue!

[vanillagorila]

I've heard that the you don't get the most posible light from the Nova fixtures. Due to them having one single reflector.

check out the Aquactinics Constellation. they have a 72" that holds 14, 39W t-5s. you should be able to grow anything under this.

[scorpiocasper]

Wanting mh and t5s though without spending a fortune. The slimpaq T5s have individual reflectors. These are the linkable ones.