<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7196341#post7196341 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by waytoodeep
they are under 12k 175w reeflux (2 of them ) and 2 x125w URI actinics
Zoos are at the bottom of my 90 gal
cant wait to use the Iwasaki 175 aqua 2 bulbs
nice blues! is your tank mainly a zoa/softie tank? if so, i would strongly discourage the use of the iwasaki aqua2 bulbs for a mainly zoa tank.
yes its very white, and very bright, but it has virtually no blue spectrum at all, thus it doesn't really give any zoas that spark of flouresence they need to look good. in fact, just about all of my zoas have faded out, and look completely dull.
i'd say it would be a nice bulb for a person doing mainly sps.
but i am using the iwasaki over a 30g, plus 2 VHO URI actinics, and again, my zoas look so dull compared to when i ran only the XM 15k. it would be a good frag tank bulb, but its just not for a zoa/lps/other softies such as rics etc.
i'm not saying its a bad bulb, i'm just saying its not for "zoa people"
looking at your stats though it doesn't look like you have much of a choice on a 90g. i'm sure you want to be able to keep some sps and stuff and thats why you want to switch.