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question about lighting for a 5.5 gallon
hey everyone
slowly but shurely i am pieceing together a 5.5 gallon tank for my room and i already have the tank and my next step is lights i was thinkig of makeing my own hood and was wondering if these lights are enough for some softies, lps, and maybe sps http://www.drsfostersmith.com/Produc...1&N=2004&Nty=1 thanx Victor
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no that wont be enough light for sps and mabey not lps i have a 5.5 as well what i did was bought a piece of baseboard and cut it at an angle and glued/nailed it into a box and put 2x24watt pc into it you can also do a 70watt mh if you want to keep sps or a 96 watt quad bulb pc. I think that the 9x2 fixture you were showing there would be ok for softies but thats about it unless mabey you get two of them
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Not enough for sps...but definatly some softies.
-alien
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yea thats what i thought....
a definately cant do mh cuz i dont have the money..... ill keep looking arround...
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Victor- I have definatly been there man.
But if you cant afford MH, or stronger lights, You will be even more upset when the sps dont make it--especially on a tight budget. Just be patient and save up. Good luck dude. -alien
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thanks man
im being very patient, the tank has just been sitting there on my desk for about 1 year...its torture...lol
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Patience is a virtue. And somthing imo that is lacking in this hobby--by alot of people. Use your lack of funds as a positive. Learn all you can so that when you do have money you dont waste it.
Trust me, there is somthing to be said about waiting to spend- even though its hard -alien
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sps?
So you say with 2 that would work?
Oh, not to contradict, but to learn, I have an "edge" of an sps that was supposed to be live rock but is actually alive. I had it in my 2.5 up till now with 10K/actinct 50/50 bulb and it seemed happy? Is this something short lived or have I just done something right for this little guy? |
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Mikeeal-
Its ok dude- we all learn in different ways I really do think that time spent reading is incredably valuable. Too me, that is why having a shortage of $$ has been both a BLESSING and a curse. The curse part being that you always want to start a new project. Its amazing how many mistakes you learn to avoid by reading. And good things you try to emulate -alien
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i use the 2x9w pc over my 2.5g and it works great for zoas and polips. on my 5.5 i have a 2x18w pc for low / moderate light corals.
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i have a 2x24 watt pc over my 5.5 so far i have mushrooms and a blue ridge coral as well as 1 acro that is alive but not thrivingthe reason for that may have been all the algae that i have in the tank though (im trying to add a fuge). let us know what you decide
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fella do you have a link to the lights you're using?
i too learned the hard way about money when i set-up my 55 gallon....
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Save up and get a 70w hang on halide (from JBJ i think) for about $175.
Believe me, you will regret not going with the halide.
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i cant do halide not only because of money, but heat!!!
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trust me... you want more than that 1 light.. i had 2 of them on my 2.5g and now they are both on my 1.6g. Hex reef
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Fishfreak- You have 2X 70w MH's on a 1.6g tank.
I believe that is just a tad excessive. by my calculations, more than 70w per gallon. -alien |
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oh.. whoops... i didnt have time to read the whole thing... srry.. i looked at the first light (Coralife Mini... 2x9wPC )
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