Hi guys,
This is my first post:
I was wondering if you could help me with some questions regarding the set up of my marine fish tank.
I have 6 X 2 X 2 feet tank (160 gallons)which I intend to use for keeping mainly live coral and a few fishes. At the moment I don't have MH lighting but instead have 6 tubes - four white light ( I assume its VHO) and two blue (acthinic?). Is this sufficient light to maintain corals? Someone told me the light penetration is not effective beyond 12 inches and so I need to install MH light which I'm reluctant to do as it's hot and I would then need to install a chiller. (THe room is currently well airconditioned and the tank temp hovers around 77-80.6 Fahrenheit.)
Thanks
JoeMacros
This is my first post:
I was wondering if you could help me with some questions regarding the set up of my marine fish tank.
I have 6 X 2 X 2 feet tank (160 gallons)which I intend to use for keeping mainly live coral and a few fishes. At the moment I don't have MH lighting but instead have 6 tubes - four white light ( I assume its VHO) and two blue (acthinic?). Is this sufficient light to maintain corals? Someone told me the light penetration is not effective beyond 12 inches and so I need to install MH light which I'm reluctant to do as it's hot and I would then need to install a chiller. (THe room is currently well airconditioned and the tank temp hovers around 77-80.6 Fahrenheit.)
Thanks
JoeMacros