hey guys, I got a ? about lighting for 125 gallon. I want to keep maybe an annenome, no corals, but a fish only live rock. Whats the minnium lighting i can have? right now i have a 72watt strip with i 10000k and one actinic light. I know thats not neough but what can i get away with? thanks
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drummereef
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Most standard 125's will do great with three 250 watt halides. That would be my first choice. 
Most standard 125's will do great with three 250 watt halides. That would be my first choice. FDNY3838, I have a 125 also. Mine is 72X18X22. I'm just running PC's to start with (still plumbing the sump). I got two sets of the 36" Current SunPaqs (4X96W). One day I might upgrade to MH's. Do most people suggest hanging 3 250W pendents from the canopy then? I agree they are expensive especially when you're buying everything else 
drummereef
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You could do three Coralvue L3 mini's with IceCap/ARO ballasts and your choice of bulb. That's no too awfully expensive, I suppose. 
cdangel0
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Since you say you have no interest in keeping corals you can probably get away with any standard flourecent lighting for most of the tank, and get a "clip-on" style MH light for the spot you want to keep the anemone.
This will give you a bright spot in the tank which may or may not be pleasing to look at - but it will save you hundreds (a thousand maybe) of dollars in your wallet - which, I would imagine, would be VERY PLEASING to look at.
This will give you a bright spot in the tank which may or may not be pleasing to look at - but it will save you hundreds (a thousand maybe) of dollars in your wallet - which, I would imagine, would be VERY PLEASING to look at.
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