Sltwtr4lfe Posted August 27, 2003 Share Posted August 27, 2003 I have a JBJ nano cube which is a 12 gallon tank. my question to all of you was that is this enough lighting to keep some pretty good corals?? Link to comment
Physh1 Posted August 27, 2003 Share Posted August 27, 2003 pretty good corals??That is very broad! What kinda corals do you want to keep in particular? SPS, LPS, sofites, clams, etc.... Cameron Link to comment
Sltwtr4lfe Posted August 27, 2003 Author Share Posted August 27, 2003 um i was thinking along the lines of softies and some sps Link to comment
Physh1 Posted August 27, 2003 Share Posted August 27, 2003 Softies yes and SPS you should be fine. I am assuming by my rough calculations that you are gonna run 2x55w correct? Cameron Link to comment
Sltwtr4lfe Posted August 27, 2003 Author Share Posted August 27, 2003 um... no i have the stock 24 watt pcs in and i am adding a CSl 32watt into the hood so a total of 56 watts Link to comment
JLTRUK Posted August 27, 2003 Share Posted August 27, 2003 remember to get some fans, that hood is getting moderatley hot with the stock lights and you will be more than doubling what it currently has. put some pics up when you do the install...good luck bro Link to comment
Sltwtr4lfe Posted August 27, 2003 Author Share Posted August 27, 2003 hey i have a radio shack fan installed already which is kepping it very kool i jut switch it on for a hour and wham the water is perfect Link to comment
sukeband Posted August 27, 2003 Share Posted August 27, 2003 how are you gonna cram that lighting in that hood? please post pics when you do! Link to comment
Phish Posted August 30, 2003 Share Posted August 30, 2003 Watts per gallon is kind of a stupid rule to go by. If you were to put something up hight on the rocks by the light, it would be totally different if you put it on the bottom. On the top of the rock closest to the light you may be able to keep Frogspawn or something like that (for example) but if I were you I'd go with a min of 70 watts, that way you could do a lot more different kinds of coral in the future if you plan on harder stuff... Link to comment
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