T5 aquatic life fixture

[Manny2123]

What types of corals would I be able to grow well with a 36" t5 aquatic life 4 bulb fixture?? It's a 40 gallon breeder and I like montiporas zoos a seriatopora mayb acoporas what types of corals would grow well?

 

[slitherbomb]

If it has individual reflectors then you could grow basically anything.

 

[Manny2123]

I believe there is a reflector of the lights as a whole not individually

 

[twisted metal]

Is your T5 light a HO or LO T5?

 

[Sergie]

I also have the aquatic life T5s and they have individual reflectors

 

[Pschmitt]

I belief the AquaticLife units have one reflector which is individually contoured for each bulb. However, I might be wrong on that. Anyone?

 

[slitherbomb]

I belief the AquaticLife units have one reflector which is individually contoured for each bulb. However, I might be wrong on that. Anyone?

So it has individual reflectors then............

 

[mr_X]

you aren't going to get much growth out of a 4 lamp fixture over a 40 breeder. 6 or even 8 lamps would be ideal. LPS and softies would do well. acropora and montipora will not be very colorful.

 

[slitherbomb]

you aren't going to get much growth out of a 4 lamp fixture over a 40 breeder. 6 or even 8 lamps would be ideal. LPS and softies would do well. acropora and montipora will not be very colorful.

I got a 6 lamp t5ho fixture for my 40B. It has individual reflectors. Would I be able to keep even the most light demanding coral?

 

[mr_X]

possibly. i would have high end lamps in it so to squeeze every bit of potency out of it.

 

[slitherbomb]

possibly. i would have high end lamps in it so to squeeze every bit of potency out of it.

Ok thank you very much.