lighting question

[nvallejov]

yesterday i picked up an corallife 38w 36" light fixture and i was wondering if i could actually grow any corals. i plan on building an aqarium the dimensions would be 36" long 10" wide and 12" deep

 

[Cregg A]

no. you need more light. way more light

the dimensions of your tank are nice for coral though.

 

[nvallejov]

I just want zoa could you tell me how much light I would need for my tank?

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[Mebbid]

The coralife t5ho fixtures are sub par at best. However, over a 12" tall tank you should be fine for zoas and LPS.

 

[nvallejov]

Hmm. So the depth of the tank helps but the actual gallons don't have a lot of affect at this depth?

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[Mebbid]

The further away from the light source the weaker the light is. Its a short tank so the light can support higher light coral than if the tank were 24 inches tall.

Gallons of the tank really arent a factor.

 

[nvallejov]

Thank you! The other Idea I had was a 5 gallon rimless running 20 watts the dimensions would be 10" length 10" width and 12" height

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[Mebbid]

20 watts of what sort of light?

 

[nvallejov]

Hmm. It's an L.E.D not sure how they work

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[Mebbid]

Can you link the fixture? Or at least a name

 

[nvallejov]

20W LED Aquarium Flood Light COOL White High Power Fish Tank Lighting Reef Plant D?cor Salt Fresh H2O Main Lighting, Sub Lighting, Fresh Water Tanks, Salt Water Tanks - - Amazon.com
i think that is it

 

[nvallejov]

I linked it but it's not showing up?

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[nvallejov]

Here is a screenshot

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[Mebbid]

I would avoid those line the plague for salt water.

 

[nvallejov]

So I should just stick with my original idea?

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[Mebbid]

Yeah, that would be better.

 

[nvallejov]

What fish would you recommend? I'm getting all the supplies this weekend and starting a stocking list

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