Lighting for 72 gallon Bowfront/20 gallon sump

[mseepman]

The biggest reason you don't see support for CF lights is that they do not have good PAR for corals. Essentially, they don't give enough light to properly feed many of the corals that people in this hobby like to have. They are mostly used for color supplimentation because of that reason. ie: Actinic CF beside MH lights.

Originally Posted by Whatigot

also, why does noone like compact fluorescents?
is it mainly because they are too cost effective to be respectable?
seems like they don't come highly reccomended but I haven't found anything wrong with them in my research or experience?