Acan lord question

[bluewatr24]

Wondering if 64W PCs will suffice till I get my MH at the end of the month, and whether or not 250w is way tomuch for a 24g Ap plan to build a hood for the pendant and have it raised a decent height.

 

[All Delight]

I keep my lords in 72 watt pcs for almost a year, they did fine. Some people say they grow better under pcs. I do think 250 watt is too much on a 24 gallon.

 

[nmprisons]

as usual, I agree with AD ... if you put 250 wts on your 24, I would shade your acans

 

[jasper24]

I use a 150W 14K over my 58G and it is very adequate for LPS.

 

[bluewatr24]

Thanks alot for the speedy responses, the lords ill be getting next weekend so ill make sure to take some photos since i have redone all the aqua scaping in the tank, and i just found out that the light i was getting is on back order, so can any one sugest another type of lighting for lords well LPS in general because i just dont like the stock lighting anymore on the Aqua Pod

 

[musty baby]

I have lords a foot under 400w 10k metal halides, no problems. Only thing I'd be worried about with that much light is heat, and you may never be able to keep lower-light corals.

 

[nmprisons]

ryan, my concern was less about them dying or changing color, but about their reproduction rate. I have come to believe, but have not done testing with all variable eliminated, that lords grow best under moderate light. the people I know that are growing out rare lords in frag tanks are using T5s instead of the 400 wt halides they have over their sps.

 

[jessp]

my lords grow great under 130w pc's, they have good color and growth

 

[nmprisons]

mine, too jessp!

 

[bluewatr24]

ok how about the next question Looking into getting this instead of the HQI since its on back order :1x65W Actinic 03 + 1x65W 10000K question is which is a better company coral life, or current USA