cirionrc Posted July 25, 2002 Share Posted July 25, 2002 Have to have a 36 in fixture. So I have a 36 in fixture from lowes and 1 30w sunglow 6500k, and 1 30w marine glow 18500k. Is this sufficient lighting for a 72 gallon.This is a fish only tank with live rock in it. Any good lighting suggestions. Link to comment
anthony812 Posted July 25, 2002 Share Posted July 25, 2002 just spend some money on buying a 2x96W Power Compact lighting..that would be the best..hey..i am selling my 2 month old JBJ Delux power compact lighting with built in fans with individual switches if you want..i upgraded to a 48" tank..so i am buying MHs...if you want..i will sell it to you for $200...compare to ~$300 new...its less then 2 months old..you can look into my thread for the looks..in the member's section thank you will have enough lights Link to comment
MKramer Posted July 25, 2002 Share Posted July 25, 2002 For a 72g, you're going to want more like 250-300W of light from powercompacts. There's no way two 30W bulbs are going to do the trick. Most of us have that much (or more) on a 10g. Really, for that size aquarium, you should probably start looking at Metal Halide lights for getting enough intensity. Matthew Link to comment
Toyfreek Posted July 25, 2002 Share Posted July 25, 2002 In a FOWLR you will be fine with any lighting you want: The question is how much growth do you wanna see on your liverock. I would think with another 30W you could have great coraline growth but no corals untill you upgrade your lights. for even softies I would put at least 250W over a 75Gal. tank HTH, Toy Link to comment
NanoReefer53 Posted July 25, 2002 Share Posted July 25, 2002 being a fowlr (fish only w/ live rock) tank you don't need that much lighting unless u want it for the looks. live rock does not need a bunch of light. Link to comment
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