24" 150w with 4 T5's enough?

[NittyGritty]

For a 30" deep tank?

Geisemann Infinity 150w MH with 4 T5's on a 30" cube.

Thanks in advance!

 

[TylerHaworth]

For SPS, no.

For most others, yes.

 

[NittyGritty]

Not even SPS in say the top 10"?

Can the fixture run a 250w bulb?

 

[sirreal63]

It can be done but will depend on the bulb you use. Par is not a function of wattage, a properly setup 150 watt can and does best a poorly setup 250 or 400 watt. Use a 10K bulb and use the T5's to supplement and you will be fine. There are many many examples of 150's growing SPS nicely on the sandbed of tall tanks.

 

[NittyGritty]

Either a phx 14k or 20k with 4 T5's being 2 blue plus and 2 purple plus....

 

[NittyGritty]

What do you think?

 

[sirreal63]

Phoenix will have more par, by a lot unless you run the Radium.

 

[NittyGritty]

Im now running 20k radium with 2 ati blue plus and purple...