Jenny Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 Good evening all...or should I say, good early morning! Anyways, I'm really confused about lighting from reading so much lately. I have a 55 gallon, but it's not the norm long, tall and narrow 55 gallon. I'm not sure of the exact measurements at this moment, but i know it's 30" long (same as a standard 29er). I'm looking to eventually only keep low to moderate light corals and such. What would be the best total wattage to go with, and can anyone recommend a specific brand or light fixture. I've been looking around and maybe I'm not looking in the right places, but I haven't found much that's 30" w/ enough wattage. Will I have to combine multiple light fixtures? Any help would be greatly appreciated! If my exact tank measurements will help, please let me know and I'll go measure! Thanks! Link to comment
Cesar Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 If I am not mistaken these are about the only 30" fixtures around. There are dfferent brands but i have used this one and I really liked it. http://www.marinedepot.com/md_viewItem.asp?idproduct=ES53103 Link to comment
lgreen Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 http://www.marinedepot.com/md_viewItem.asp?idproduct=CU01014 Link to comment
NowSnow Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 http://www.drsfostersmith.com/Product/Prod...8&N=2004+113345 Link to comment
jeremai Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 http://www.marinedepot.com/md_viewItem.asp?idproduct=GL1441 Link to comment
lgreen Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 ^^^ I like how you think Link to comment
Jenny Posted February 16, 2006 Author Share Posted February 16, 2006 Thanks for everyone's suggestions! So, about 130 watts would be enough to theoretically keep low to moderate light corals in a 55 gallon? Or would I need to get 2 fixtures to up the wattage? I noticed that mostly everyone's suggestions were PC's which is what I've been looking at lately, but I recently read that PC's aren't always great for deeper tanks. Does it make a difference that my tank is about 24 inches deep? My exact measurements are 30L x 18W x 24.5H, and I have about a 2 inch sandbed. Thanks again for the feedback! Link to comment
lgreen Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 You'd be better of w/ MH because of the depth, but, anything will work fine. Youl'll just have to keep some of the more light needy corals towards the top 10-15 inches. Link to comment
kyle102565 Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 if you have a canopy try three 30" PC retrofit kits, i believe they're 64W each and only 5" wide, that will give you plenty o light. oh and i cant resist: 867-5309 Link to comment
Jenny Posted February 16, 2006 Author Share Posted February 16, 2006 if you have a canopy try three 30" PC retrofit kits, i believe they're 64W each and only 5" wide, that will give you plenty o light. oh and i cant resist: 867-5309 Ha! 867-5309 always pops up somewhere when I post! Link to comment
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