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Old 12/18/2007, 09:54 PM
hardparts2 hardparts2 is offline
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75g Reef

I am starting to plan my 75g reef. I am thinking of what lights to get. these are some of the corals I want to keep,

Candy Cane Coral
Plate Coral, Short Tentacle
Bubble Coral, White
Hammer / Anchor Coral, Branching
(Zoanthus sp.)

Would 2 150 watt mh be good enough to keep these corals?
Thanks in advance
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Old 12/18/2007, 10:01 PM
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those lights would definately be plenty.
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Old 12/18/2007, 10:05 PM
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If there is any possibility of you wanting to keep SPS you might want to consider 175's if you can go the extra few bucks. I always try to think of future expansion when planning out somthing.
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Old 12/18/2007, 10:30 PM
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Thats plenty, but i would go bigger, in the future you will want more.
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Old 12/18/2007, 10:59 PM
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those will work just fine but if you ever want to get into SPS and such. I would go with 250's
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Old 12/19/2007, 12:58 AM
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Originally posted by kau_cinta_ku
those will work just fine but if you ever want to get into SPS and such. I would go with 250's

I would have to agree.
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Old 12/19/2007, 01:06 AM
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You might want to look into a 6-8 bulb T-5 fixture.
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Old 12/19/2007, 06:51 AM
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2X 150 watt halides with good reflectors and with some t-5 actinics will be plenty... You will be able to keep sps even under those lights....
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Old 12/19/2007, 08:37 AM
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Ditto on what Racing1 said. Mike/KD9RG
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Old 12/19/2007, 09:27 PM
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Well this is what I came up with 2 of these
http://www.hellolights.com/index.asp...ROD&ProdID=170
2 of these
http://www.hellolights.com/index.asp...ROD&ProdID=155
1 of these
http://www.hellolights.com/index.asp...ROD&ProdID=184
and finally 2 of these
http://www.hellolights.com/index.asp...ROD&ProdID=613
Will this be good enough for sps and anemone?

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