lighting for bta

[ihavtats29]

are vho's suitable for bta's? 90 gal tank with 4-6 vho's

 

[ocellaris123]

yeah, what are the wattage on them 110?

 

[ihavtats29]

i dont know yet i havent purchased lighting , i have 5 tanks running and i donot want any more MH and t-5's will cost too much but i can get what i need for vho for much less

 

[bablu]

There's a video that may be of some use for you on Aquarium-Lighting at http://www.saltwaterhub.com/Aquarium-Lighting.shtml I've been finding the site useful.

 

[sdouglass79]

In my past experience, that is more than enough to keep them alive. I used to have a bta in a 55g with 2 110vho bulbs, and it split every couple months. I've heard of (but never tried) people keeping them successfully under just two 40w NO bulbs in a 55g tank.

 

[ocreefer14]

hmmmm....what about 120watts of PC over a 24g?

 

[ocellaris123]

imo 120 watts over a 24 gallon aquarium is fine for a bta.

 

[ginger7286]

I had PC lighting over my tank for a while and my BTA did just fine. It even cloned itself before I switched to the T-5s. You'll have enough light to keep them.

 

[ihavtats29]

sweet. thanks , ive never had luck keeping bta's due to power heads i just finished setting up a RR90 gal with closed loop and no power heads , origanily i was going to set it up strickly preditor but recently decided make it a reef