chinhun Posted April 13, 2005 Share Posted April 13, 2005 Can anyone tell mi wat is the light i need if i wan wan to keep coral like hammer, jewel, frogpawn & etc in a 3X1X1.5 tank? is 3ft T5 of 4 X 39w or a MH light 2 X 150 & 2 x 24 w pl suitable? pls also recommend a brand of Lighting for this. tks chin hun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member chucky Posted April 13, 2005 SRC Member Share Posted April 13, 2005 if use t5 light, ard 6mths need to change the tube n the tube is quite x. and if use mh it can last u ard 8mts n u can c the shadow make yur reef quite nice but the problem is the water will b hot... make sure got chiller/fan.. better to use mh cause wait if wan to play sps still can mah... my oppinient. hope u understand my english n correct mi if i m wrong. happy reefing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chinhun Posted April 13, 2005 Author Share Posted April 13, 2005 if using Mh wat the specfication requirement? 150w , 250W? since my tank depth is onli 1.5 ft man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member chucky Posted April 13, 2005 SRC Member Share Posted April 13, 2005 actually depend on u lor.. got chiller. can use 250 so tht can colour up the sps if u going to keep... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chinhun Posted April 13, 2005 Author Share Posted April 13, 2005 so actually 4 X 39W t5 is sufficient 4 LPS coral? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member chucky Posted April 13, 2005 SRC Member Share Posted April 13, 2005 i think so.. buy ho type. check wth our sponserer. think they can help u Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chinhun Posted April 13, 2005 Author Share Posted April 13, 2005 tks for all yr advise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member valerossi Posted April 15, 2005 SRC Member Share Posted April 15, 2005 If ur tank height is 1.5ft, T5 is enough to help to grow ur coral. But the price of T5 is ex than a MH. Provided u got a chiller, then u can try MH. much more better than T5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member flamey Posted April 15, 2005 SRC Member Share Posted April 15, 2005 so actually 4 X 39W t5 is sufficient 4 LPS coral? 4x39 watts IMO is definitely sufficient to keep lps.. can check with our sponsors for the prices Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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