Needing all opinins

[rodburner]

Hello all.My need is everyones opinion on lights.Would 2 175w metal halides be too much light in a 55gl tank??What issues make this setup a bad choice??Would this setup provide plenty of light for growing coral and anemenomes??Pls any input here would be greatly appreciated!!Thankx all

 

[kfisc]

It depends on color temperature, the depth of your tank and whether they're intended for reef tanks- but in general, two 175's could be just fine.

 

[mg426]

i would thinf that It would be fine.

 

[rjwilson37]

That will be some awesome lighting for your 55g, mounted about 8-10 inches from the top of the tank. Just make sure you use a couple fans in the canopy, being your tank is only a 55g, you want to try and keep it cool as MH will heat you up a little during the day.

 

[jpitch]

2 175's = 350w = 6.36 wpg

Definately not enough to worry about

 

[rjwilson37]

I have 2x250w of 14k MH over my 90g, which is 5.5w a gallon and it is doing great.

 

[six.line]

You'll be fine.

 

[mystikdragon7]

I have 2 175w 10k's MH over my 60gal with two 96w VHO's and it looks great.

 

[rodburner]

Thankx everyone,just didnt want to cook my tank.Im building my own canopy and will have 2 4in fans for cooling.rjwilson37 beautiful tank,thankx for your infoThankx all!

 

[rjwilson37]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7001953#post7001953 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by rodburner
Thankx everyone,just didnt want to cook my tank.Im building my own canopy and will have 2 4in fans for cooling.rjwilson37 beautiful tank,thankx for your infoThankx all!

Great, I made my own canopy as well and have my lights about 10" from the water. I am using 2 4" fans and it keep things pretty cool.

Make sure you pull the air from your room and blow that cool air in to the canopy, I have a partial open back on my canopy for the hot air to escape.