Min lighting

[jamos5790]

As most of yall know I have been setting up/updating a 75 gal tank for a lil over 3 weeks. I have been looking for lights and some other things, think I have found about everything I want/need for now, I still have to pick up some of these thins from different people.

I have now got a 4 light fixture with flourescent bulbs in it. My questions is I am really only gonna keeps softies in the tank, would this lighting be enough for them? It would be a total of 160 watts, and if so what K and how many atinics should I run with it?

Example:
2 atinics, 1 10k and 1 18k bulb, or what?

 

[chauwall]

Uh, are you saying that you have fluorescent bulbs? Not PCs (power compacts), not T5s? If that is the case you at least need PCs to have a reef tank for softies. Rule of thumb for newbies is at least 3 watts per gallon. Old rule but gives you an idea. So for a 75gal, you need at least 225 watts. If you get PCs, I had all 50/50 bulbs. Or you can do 50% actinic and 50% 10K.