Lighting Ideas

[TAZ]

Hi all,

We currently have a 65 gallon reef tank (36" L x 25" H x 18" w), and I am trying to decide what kind of lighting to put in. Because the tank is so deep I want to ensure I have strong enough light, so that anything we decide to put in the tank will be happy. So I was hoping for some thoughts from you.

Ideally we would want enough lighting so that we can keep any kind of coral, yet at the same time not spend a fortune on the system. Apparently money does not grow on trees and my plan to win the lottery has not worked out yet :lol:

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks
Martin

[Canadian Man]

Well Martin on a tank that size you can probably get away with one halide light. At that depth a 250w would probably give you your most vestatility.

Another idea is to use 2x175w lamps over the 3 foot span and you will get quite a bit of overlaping of the 2 lights which would probably be great as well.

There are may options as you know. :wink: