How many watts per gallon fo you have?

[reefgeek84]

I am curiuous what people have for watts per gallon over their SPS tanks.

You do not even have to break it down, but maybe like a pic of your tank and they lights with wattage that you have over your tank would be great.

So help me out here.

 

[drake66]

I have 2 250w DE MH Pendants on icecaps over my 48'' long tank

 

[reefgeek84]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6825034#post6825034 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by drake66
I have 2 250w DE MH Pendants on icecaps over my 48'' long tank

Please excuse my ignorance how many gallons is a 48 long, 55?

 

[Deuce67]

828w on my 90g. 2 250 MH, 2 110 VHO and 2 54w T5HO. So 9.2w/g.

 

[Rendos]

4 X 95 watt VHO and 1 X 250 watt MH = 630 watts total over a 40" 90 gallon tank.
I am setting up a 48" 120 gallon right now and lighting will be 2 X 250 watt MH and 2 X 95 watt VHO = 690 watts total.

I think you will find that watts per gallon is not a very good way to determine lighting needs. It has more to do with light intensity, color, and depth, length, and width of your tank.

 

[sealife]

2x400 10k xm 2x400 20k xm 280 vho over 225 gal 72 in x 30inx 24 in

 

[reefgeek84]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6825564#post6825564 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Rendos
4 X 95 watt VHO and 1 X 250 watt MH = 630 watts total over a 40" 90 gallon tank.
I am setting up a 48" 120 gallon right now and lighting will be 2 X 250 watt MH and 2 X 95 watt VHO = 690 watts total.

I think you will find that watts per gallon is not a very good way to determine lighting needs. It has more to do with light intensity, color, and depth, length, and width of your tank.

I understand that, but I am just getting a rough idea of what people are going with.

 

[clkwrk]

over my 4x2x2 it would = 7.4 watts per gallon.

Thats 3x250de on icecap ballasts and 2x95vho

 

[Zaphod]

It really depends on length width and height. anything deeper than 24" you should go with a 400W MH. You should have one about every 2'. If you have luminarc III relflectors you can get away with every 3'. on my 90 gal 36"x24"x24". 1 250 watt MH on a LuminarcIII.

 

[FishnWishn]

2X400 watt 20K radiums and 4X54 watt T5 supplements on a 90 gal SPS tank.

 

[Dizzyswimmer]

2000 w over my 325 I will be adding 640w of vho's in the near future.

 

[Satori]

15.8 watts per gallon.
That's two 250w halides, one 175w halide, and two 96w VHO.

 

[memphisrb]

2-250w 20k,1 -250w 10k
36x36x24=135gal

 

[Znut Reefer]

4 400 MH and 4 160 VHO actinic on a 225 sps. Will be upgrading in a month to a 550 and will go with 5 400's and 6 vho actinic on a 550.

 

[fishypets]

2x400 s.e. mh and 2x80 actinic on a 125

 

[Bigred]

I have 5x400w MH and 2x110 VHO= 2220w/380gal=5.84wpg

 

[gregm5]

i have 11.37 watts per gallon over my 60.
2x250 DE's and 2x96 actinic pc's

 

[Elite]

250W over a 29G ...

 

[David Lo pan]

2 x 250w DE
2 x 75w super actinic vho
2 x 55w pc
56 gal cube = 760w

13.57watts/ gal

 

[old salty]

468 watts for 125 gallons = 3.75 wpg using T5's.