Adequate lighting? 108 watts!

[epicfish]

I have a 10 gallon AGA tank.

I'm thinking of making it a frag tank.

Will 108W of PC lighting be enough? 36 watts of daylight 10,000K, 36 watts of actinic blue, and 36 watts of 50/50.

Will it give good growth rates?

Even if I wanted to make it a non-frag tank w/ softies, rics, zoos, palys...will I get *good* growth and coloration with 108W over a such a small tank?

How would it compare with 70W MH lighting?

 

[2OceanLovers]

The MH would give you better color and growth than pc could.

 

[michaeldaly]

108W over 10g, you'll be able to keep anything in there.

 

[fsn77]

I'd go with the MH because it'll use less electicity and still give you all the results you're looking for out of a frag tank.

 

[jbittner]

if you were going to try I would use all 10k bulbs, or 2 6700k bulbs and one 50/50 or actinic. You will get better growth rates out of a MH or T5.