210 gallon lighting question

[emperior911]

tank size 210

72x24x29


is 390 watts of pc enough light for mushrooms?

thats almost 2 watts a gallon.

 

[emperior911]

anyone?

 

[spsboy]

I would go with something a little bit stronger because of the depth. If your going to just do Discoma's you wont have any problems but rics and some others will appreciate a little more light, like 6ft VHO's. Anyway, if pc's are what you have, start with those, but with a tank that size you'll want to upgrade very soon.
Drew

 

[15nano]

That is cutting it really close with the depth of the tank i would try doing more. I have a 220 and it had 4 6ft vho's (640w) and i could keep most corals. Like lps and softies. You could try it and place them further up i just wouldn't go crazy till you see how some do. Maybe you have a friend locally that would gie you some. Mushrooms grow like crazy.

 

[crypto]

that's enough light for shrooms but they wont grow very fast and might not color up as nice as you would like.

 

[Shawnts106]

Oh geeze, SERIOUSLY NOW!
You didnt get a 210gallon just for shrooms did you?

My gah!

Do yourself a favor, Get some VHOS at MINIMUM!...
The best thing for that tank as far as lighting, because of the depth... I would go with 4 VHOS and 3 MH 250watters should be fine...


Dont cheat yourself... or your shrooms.... get what youll NEED later down the road, instead of getting something just to get by with for now...

Your pocketbook will appreciate it too!

good luck...