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Old 12-10-2008, 11:16 AM   #1
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Is there such a thing as too much lighting?
i just recently was offered an excellent deal, ,it is for is on a canopy that houses 2x250Mh lights as well as 3x39 watts actinic lights but i was wondering if that is too much lighting for my 55 gallon?

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It depends on what corals you have or want to have. It's too much for most soft corals, but not too much for many SPS corals.
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