Lighting for LPS

[daisy002]

I've got a new setup that I'm about to switch to. Its a 90 gallon drilled tank, and I'm moving everything from my bowfront into it very soon. I have two reefbrite strips in the hood, one is 50/50 and one is actinic. They each have 72 LEDs, and the sticker says that the fixture is 30W. Do I need to get more strips?

The tank is a standard 90...

 

[Terrance]

You will have to measure the PAR to determine if you have adequate lighting.

Or you can research what other people have grown using the same kind of light as yours.

 

[carverbeezkneez]

Are the reef brite standard or the xho? I have an xho for supplemental blue, and it is bright. I'm not sure if two would be enough, three might be good for lps.

 

[daisy002]

I contacted the company, and they said 3 were needed for LPS and 4 for SPS. I don't have anything that I can measure pars with... or I'd try to figure it out that way, lol. These are the standard lights, not the XHOs.