lightning for an 220g 72*24*30 reef

[Dombar]

Any idea ?

I was thinking of an combinaison of leds and t5ho. I dont know any kind of leds who can do the work at 30inch deep... how much watt or parr do I need ??

If it does'it work, ill go with 3 x 250w metal halide with t5ho.. even if i prefer avoid the heat of the halide !

 

[Dombar]

Sorry for the thread; bad section !

Maybe i can go with the set up I want to build in the next month !

220g. Miracle with 3 side starphire : 72x24x30
75g sump
SWC Xtreme cone protein skimmer 250 S2
Turbo sea 1100-P return pump
Tunze wavebox 6215
2x Tunze 6105 power head
60 lbs baserock
150 lbs liverock
Neptune Apex controller
I was planning the 72" 3x250 watt 8xT5HO Outer Orbit Current Usa but like I said, i'm not quite sure.... as for the power heads.. maybe Ill go with the wireless VorTech from EcoTechMarine

any suggestion ?

 

[ctniners]

I am setting up a 180...same dimensions as yours just not as high...I will only tell you that talking to people that have big tanks the one thing I always hear is that if they had a chance they would go with less rock than the average 1 lb per gal....especially if you are going to have a reef tank.....it gets to the point where you have a rock tank and when the frags start to grow and they dont have much space and even the fish have less space.......when i do my 180 I only go with about 130 lbs of rock tops and maybe some in the sump for extra filtering and pods.......just my 2 cents....also, your lighting will depend on what you are trying to keep, sps or softies

 

[Dombar]

good to know... maybe ill put more in the sump... and for kind of corals, ill go for softies at first then lps and in one / one and a half, sps...

thanks !

 

[elite401]

If I were going to light a 30 inch deep tank with only 250W I would use better reflectors than those that come in the outer orbit. I think 250W MH would work much better with luminmax or luminbright reflectors.

 

[Dombar]

what about the ecoxotic ? Goiing well with the apex controller ? I was thinking of 3x 24 inch module for 72 inch of front...

 

[hk855]

Definitely do cut down on the amount of rock you use, I think I have about 150lb in my 180, stacked into 3 islands and along the back, giving a w look from above. I am running a 400w radium in a lumenbright 3 and like it a lot, Its about 16" above the water and covers about 4', this is my main sps side, on the other side is a 150w 15k just to give both sides light, I also have 4 4' t5's to sumplement, could have easily done just 2 though or 6' vho's would have been a good alternative. I plan on finishing a light mover and using that to move the 400w 2 or 3 feet to cover a larger area but may just end up with 2 400w or a 250w radium instead to cut power.