Eddie Posted July 26, 2002 Share Posted July 26, 2002 Does anyone own a galaxy 5 tank, and would they mind telling me what sort of lighting the used. also i was wanting to keep a tricolor acropora in it. would this be possible and what kind of lighting would i need? Link to comment
anthony812 Posted July 26, 2002 Share Posted July 26, 2002 i really doubt it that it would work, most sps requires higher lights..i would think in a 5 gallon, 2x 36 W should be good enough...but others may tell you different...good luck man! Link to comment
Dave ESPI Posted July 26, 2002 Share Posted July 26, 2002 halide pure and simple. get a pendant . Run the tank with an open top and the light about 7 inches from the surface. I swa some decent ones on E bay recently. Check there. If you can live without the acro, there is a small retro kit that included a quad singlsesocket 27 watt pc 55k and a 9 watt o3 actinic pc ans a reflector and ballast from csl fer like 70.00 I use it on all my nanos. Link to comment
Christopher Marks Posted July 26, 2002 Share Posted July 26, 2002 If you want to keep SPS in that tank, I don't think it will be possible to fit sufficient lighting into the existing hood. The best you could fit in there would be a 32w supernova fixture...maybe two if you removed the filter. Link to comment
NanoReefer53 Posted July 26, 2002 Share Posted July 26, 2002 tri-color will definintely need MH to keep its color. A 250w 10k would be nice but then u would have to deal with heat in such a small body of water. Also, SPS require really good water quality, without it, there's no point in trying. Link to comment
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