lighting question!!! Help!!!

[emthenson]

I have had a 12gal jbj cube for 6 months and am thinking about upgrading to a 30x30x25. I need some advise on lighting. I want to run a opentop and it will be a reef tank. I have torch, frogspawn, zoas, 3 head duncan, toadstool leather, Green leather, Red Brain, 1 clown, and have been very sucessful to this point with the small amount of water I have. thanks, Jeremy

 

[theplatypus]

I would go with either a 250W or 400W MH pendant.

 

[weaglereefer]

Yeah, I think that should be about a 90 gallon tank, and a 400watt pendant would look great over that.

FWIW, you don't need all the exclamation points, since it's no emergency...kinda misleading.

 

[seedless reefer]

I concur with what they have said!!!!!!!!!!!

Get you a good light that you know will grow everything you want in the future!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

No sense buying things twice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Good luck with your decision you came to the right place for advice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[drnecropolis]

Well!!!!!!!Said!!!!!!!!

 

[seedless reefer]

Very!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Astute of you to notice sir!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[jennm]

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[emthenson]

Would you get a combo pendant with MH and vho or T5's and all the options or will just a MH do fine. I want to do this right. I learned from my JBJ that lighting can really limit you. What bulbs give the best color. I have seen several units with combo bulbs. Are these worth the money? Thanks for the comments. Jeremy

 

[drnecropolis]

I would go with some MH and VHO or supplement them with T5