what can i grow?

scuglass · #1 07-19-2005, 03:28 AM

i am going to be getting a 75 gal tank 48x19x19 which i will run power compacts 2x65 watt atinics and 2x55 watt 10000k's

what types of corals will i be able to grow with this type of lighting and how much flow is required ?

sps lps soft?

thanks

mr_alberta · #2 07-19-2005, 03:36 AM

With that lighting, I would stick to LPS and Softies only. You'll also need a lot less flow with these types of corals.

Willow · #3 07-19-2005, 04:52 AM

that isnt much light for a 75.

Ruth · #4 07-19-2005, 05:15 AM

If you are going to stick with PC lighting I would recommend using a second fixture of the same combination of lights. That way you should be good with most softies and leathers although you will have to place some higher in the tank.

DEAD_BY_DAWN · #5 07-19-2005, 03:30 PM

Under that light you can keep and keep well quite alot of corals some of sps and clams will not fair well,lps and soft will do great and with some research you will be able to find a nice selection of sps,its all about were you place them,sps near the top and lps from the middle on down,i have 260w pc and one no actinic over my 90 and eveything does great,i can send a list of what i keep there are lps.sps,soft a mushrooms in there.

Willow · #6 07-19-2005, 03:42 PM

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Originally Posted by DEAD_BY_DAWN

Under that light you can keep and keep well quite alot of corals some of sps and clams will not fair well,lps and soft will do great and with some research you will be able to find a nice selection of sps,its all about were you place them,sps near the top and lps from the middle on down,i have 260w pc and one no actinic over my 90 and eveything does great,i can send a list of what i keep there are lps.sps,soft a mushrooms in there.

yeah but he dosnet have 260 watts of light he has a 110!

Ruth · #7 07-19-2005, 04:16 PM

I think he has 260W - notice he said 2X each bulb.

SeaHorse_Fanatic · #8 07-19-2005, 04:33 PM

But most of that is 130w of actinic, which isn't as useful to corals for growth as more 10000k would be. Actinics do provide some but not nearly as much useful light spectrum as more white light would & its more for our "viewing pleasure". When I switched out my 50/50s for straight 10000k bulbs, it made a huge difference in growth.

JMO & JME,

Anthony

DEAD_BY_DAWN · #9 07-19-2005, 04:56 PM

2x65 watt atinics and 2x55 = 260w
That plus one no actinic is what i have over mine and everything is doing well.

SeaHorse_Fanatic · #10 07-19-2005, 05:14 PM

Actually John,

2 x 65w = 130w & 2 x 55w = 110w

130w + 110w = 240w

(and most of this is actinic).

Fortunately, his tank is only 19" deep so if he stacks his LR & places the higher light requiring corals up high, like some have suggested, he can keep a decent selection of corals.

Softies: Leathers (except Fiji yellows), mushrooms, zoos, xenias/anthelias & clove polyps would be fine.

LPS: Open brains, candycanes, blastomussas, bubble, pearl bubble & fox corals.

SPS: Maybe green/brown digitata - anything else would lose its colour & not do well under this lighting.

JMO,

Anthony

Anthony