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I am going to setup my 100 gallon SW tank tomorrow and I had a quick question about lighting.
First I know you guys like to know what I have and what I plan to keep before you guys answer any lighting questions, so here goes.
100 gal glass tank with corner overflow, wet/dry filter with bio balls, skimmer, 300 watt heater, 2 power heads, 175 Lbs of LR and 2" sand bed.
Tank dimensions are 5 foot long, 18" deep(from front to back), and 2 feet deep(top to bottom).
As far as fish I want to keep clowns only. I want anemones and corals, but the "easy to keep" kind. I really like the bubble corals and the brain coral I am not sure if they are easy to keep though.
As of right now I have an empty canopy. I was thinking of going with VHO because it is very cheap. I found a retrofit kit that can support four 48" 110 watt bulbs for $165 (here is the link http://store.yahoo.com/lamps-now/4lamvhoretki2.html) that would give 440 watts of light. Is that enough for what I described??? I know the 1,5 - 8 watts per gallon rules but I still want to make sure of it before I invest my $$$. The only thing I am concerned about at this point is the depth of my tank; at 2 feet deep I don’t think the VHO 440 watt will be able to penetrate that deep. I could be wrong there fore I am asking. Also what 4 bulbs should I put in there? PLEASE BE AS SPECIFIC AS POSSIBLE AS FAR AS WHAT TYPE OF LIGHTS!!!!! TIA, sorry for the long post
First I know you guys like to know what I have and what I plan to keep before you guys answer any lighting questions, so here goes.
100 gal glass tank with corner overflow, wet/dry filter with bio balls, skimmer, 300 watt heater, 2 power heads, 175 Lbs of LR and 2" sand bed.
Tank dimensions are 5 foot long, 18" deep(from front to back), and 2 feet deep(top to bottom).
As far as fish I want to keep clowns only. I want anemones and corals, but the "easy to keep" kind. I really like the bubble corals and the brain coral I am not sure if they are easy to keep though.
As of right now I have an empty canopy. I was thinking of going with VHO because it is very cheap. I found a retrofit kit that can support four 48" 110 watt bulbs for $165 (here is the link http://store.yahoo.com/lamps-now/4lamvhoretki2.html) that would give 440 watts of light. Is that enough for what I described??? I know the 1,5 - 8 watts per gallon rules but I still want to make sure of it before I invest my $$$. The only thing I am concerned about at this point is the depth of my tank; at 2 feet deep I don’t think the VHO 440 watt will be able to penetrate that deep. I could be wrong there fore I am asking. Also what 4 bulbs should I put in there? PLEASE BE AS SPECIFIC AS POSSIBLE AS FAR AS WHAT TYPE OF LIGHTS!!!!! TIA, sorry for the long post