New LR. Do i need new lights?

[boarderguy64]

Well, i picked up a bunch (20lbs) of live rock today, and it had all kinds of critters growing on it. Do i need to invest in a new ligth to keep these guys alive or will my stantard light that came with the tank do? heres a pick of the stuff:

if i do it would really be helpfull if you could post a link of what i need to upgrade to.
thanks

 

[kau_cinta_ku]

need some info on the tank. how big of tank?, dimentions of the tank?, what kind of lighting do you have now?

 

[boarderguy64]

the tank is a 30g tank, its dimensions are 30x12x18. the lighting i have now is just a regular ol florecent light that came with the tank.

 

[Swanwillow]

the brain (lower part of the picture in the middle-neon green) will need more light. actually, all of it would need a little more light... unless the rust/red colored things are SPS, you can easily get away with PC lights. If the rust/red colored things (right hand side of picture, halfway up... and I think theres some at the top on the left side) are soft-touch them!!! they are possibly shrooms, and can do ok with PC...

but the brain will need a little more lighting than the rest of it, IMO

 

[boarderguy64]

ok, the brain, was not included with the live rock, and was sold to someone else. but yes, everything else is soft, and hides when you touch it.
any suggestions on a new light? would a new bulb work ok? i love the way the coralife 50/50 bulbs look.

 

[AngeloM3]

1st suggestion... DONT TOUCH hahaha
and yes the rest of those will need more light.... i know, i know this is the worst way to gauge it, but you need about 3-5watts per gallon

 

[theop]

I wish I could get LR that looks like that!

Are you sure your tank is a standard 30gal? From you picture, it looks like the tank is an Oceanic "cube" which is 30gal but has an 18" x 18" footprint.

In any case, you'll need more light as the other posters have mentioned. I would consider a 2 x 65 W Power Compact or something similar like 4 x 24 W HO T-5 or even a 150W halide kit.

If getting flourescent bulbs, mix 10,000K and actinic bulbs, or get all 50/50 bulbs.

 

[Dan Thrash]

ahh...you didnt get live rock per se...you got corals.

 

[boarderguy64]

the tank in the pic is the tank which i got it from. it was a small cube, and the one im putting the rock into is the 30g.

theop-you mentioned some new lights in your post. any chance you could provide some links as to which ones would work out the best?
thanks

 

[Swanwillow]

I got great lights from hellolights.com

they have all-pc, t5, and MH. measure the length of your tank, and get on there, finding the perfect light for yourself.

my tank is 22", so I got 24" lights. then, since my tank is a hex, I decided to put the lights corner to corner instead, and they work SO AWESOME!!!!

 

[piranhaking]

actually your tank is a 29 gallon. 30 gallon standard tanks are 36 inches long. 29's are 30 inches long. Not that big a deal, just thought id let you know.

 

[theop]

This 2 x 65W hood would work

So would this one and it has moon lights

Here is a little higher end model