LPS and PC Lighting??

Hondaman · #1 10/01/2004, 04:01 PM

Hi everyone. On my 75Gal right now I am running a 4x65W PC's and a 40W Strip Light that Came with my tank. My Question is will this be enough light to support almost all LPS corals?? If not which ones should I stay away from?
Thanks In Advance

JENnKerry · #2 10/01/2004, 04:21 PM

Hey Hondaman. WE have the same PC's on our 55. For LPS and softies we got a few brains, hammers, frogspawn, torch, xenia, star polyps, zoos, galaxia, and gonioporas.
We even have a few SPS corals as well, montipora digita and a green millepora. Also a low light Derasa clam.
These would all be fine for your tank.

fishinchick · #3 10/01/2004, 04:25 PM

I had the same kind of lighting on my 60 and was able to grow all of what JENnKerry listed plus orange montipora capricornis, andbubble coral. I also had millepora and digitata in my system and they did well also.

Hondaman · #4 10/01/2004, 06:49 PM

JenNkerry your tank is beautiful.......I Quess I under estimated the power of my PC's

thanks for the responses

JENnKerry · #5 10/01/2004, 07:09 PM

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Originally posted by Hondaman
JenNkerry your tank is beautiful.......I Quess I under estimated the power of my PC's thanks for the responses

Thanks for the compliment

horkn · #6 10/01/2004, 08:11 PM

i should be able to get my PC's finally.. seeing some sps's and a clam are really encouraging.... i will have 196W over 35 gallon so i will even have a few more watts per gallon..

now i need to find a retro kit, or a fixture for as cheap as i can

JENnKerry · #7 10/02/2004, 08:11 AM

I know the SPS that I have came from a tank that was under PC's. If it came from a MH tank, it might be a lot harder to get them adjusted to the PCs.You should find this out before you put any SPS under PC lighting.