NEED QUICK ANSWER- would this mh work?

[ryanhayes96]

Would this mh light work on a 55 corner tank. I would want sps mostly.


http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=9627734#post9627734


the tank is about 2 feet tall

 

[ryanhayes96]

the light is a 150 watt pendant

 

[InLimbo87]

i believe one pendant is enough for the 54g corner sized tanks. What's the approx surface area it needs to cover? I believe each pendant can cover an area from 2-3 feet depending on several factors.

 

[ryanhayes96]

2 feet widfe and 2 feet from front to back. I need to know if it will be enough for sps all over the tank

 

[cschweitzer]

You would probably want to add some actinic white VHO's to supplement some extra wattage and coloration of the corals, but that should work, especially for the top half of the tank. The bottom may be better for some deepwater acros/lower light montis/etc., but a 150 with maybe 2-4 VHO's should do very well.

 

[InLimbo87]

^^
Agreed. Correct me if I'm wrong though, if you are also looking to do eels, going any higher in lighting wouldn't be beneficial to them as they are creatures that like low light/hiding.

 

[flasher1]

I read somewhere that a 150W MH only reaches 18", 250W reaches 30", and 400W reaches to the bottom of the Marriana Trench (spell check that). You might want to consider 250W IMO.