lighting ?

[ttdawg520]

any thoughts on what lighting i need for a 220g reef tank. it is a 6' long. do also have a chiller, and money is no object.

thanks'
tommy

 

[ttdawg520]

no one has any help for me??

 

[Demon]

It really depends on what your wanting to keep in the tank. Softies, lps or sps....
This will make a big difference on what lighting you go with..


Also where are you in Louisiana?

 

[ttdawg520]

live right outside baton rouge. new to this soo i don't have all the names, mostly soft i think torch, hammers, mushrooms, gonaporia, starpolyps,zoantheds, leather, anemone, thats all i can think of name wise. probably didn't spell to good, but i did my best

 

[ttdawg520]

would like to be able to keep anything. don't want lighting to be an issue.

 

[GSMguy]

like 3 0r 4 400watt metal halides with uri vho actinics

 

[jag1979]

I wouldn't do the 400 watt, my softies and lps don't even like my 250's, I would do a light dose of t5's for your setup, then if you decide to get into more sps/clams then you can add more t5's

 

[ttdawg520]

i want to do lighting capeable of keeping most anything. that is just some things i have. i just have powercompacts now. not much does to well at the bottom of my tank.

 

[GSMguy]

3 250w halides with actinic t5ss?
what do you like

 

[madreefer14]

ttdawg how many watts are your pcs pushing out?

 

[chevegan]

Baton rouge, been there a few times HOT in summer. If you want tons of light output with much less heat T5's are the way to go. I replaced my 2x150 20ks over my 50 with this set. You'll love it. Plus you May not need a skimmer. And u could always keep SPS toward the top.

https://www.drsfostersmith.com/Product/Prod_Display.cfm?pcatid=12772&N=2004+113175

 

[GSMguy]

the nova extreme is not an efficent t5 setup

 

[chevegan]

you're right...compared to the Tek lights. But once again it all comes back to what you want to keep. The novas do a hell of a job and I prefer them to any PC's I've had. I love my halides as my tag below mentions but in SoCal heat is ridiculous so with all the stuff running including fans and chiller electricity bill is sky rocketing and you NEED to take that in to consideration. The monthly 25-45 bucks adds up Fast. but again if this is going to be SPS only go with Halides.

 

[ttdawg520]

will prob. go with 3 150's or 2 250 mh. what will give me the glow and pretty blues i want

thank you all,
tommy

 

[The Grim Reefer]

Def 250 watt halides. you can run 14K Phoenix lamps which are a little blue and pop colors really good. Add in some super actinic T5's for supplimentation and it will glow.

If money is no object these are sweet http://www.marinedepot.com/md_viewItem.asp?idproduct=SL2535

 

[ttdawg520]

what t5's make the best coloring,
thank u for the input,
tommy

 

[ttdawg520]

to grim reff

to grim reff

do u think 3 250's would be to much, do they make the same with 3,150's

thaks,
tommy

 

[The Grim Reefer]

Your tank is pretty tall, I'd stick with the 250's. The UV Lighting Super Actinic T5's will give you some nice color. Id maybe do half those and half Actinic Plus or Blue Plus.

 

[ttdawg520]

thanks grim,

tommy