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hammerfrog

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I have a 90 gallon aquarium that I'm gonna be setting up here shortly.
I've kept lps and softies before but want to try sps.
My question is about lighting.
I have 4 t5 54w bulbs. 2x10000 ice white made by hamilton and 1xATI aqua blue special and 1xATI blue plus.
With this lighting could I keep some sps?
I did a search and found that monti caps, birdsnest and green slimers might work?
I have an mp40w ES and a vertex mocean 2000 on a closed loop fed by an eheim compact 5000 for circulation aside form the return pump
Please let me know.
I do not want to put them into a sytem that they will not flourish in.
Thanks for looking
 
If you have already went and bought a MP40, an mocean and have a closed loop system... Do yourself a favor and drop the four bulb fixture and get you an 8 light tec fixture. For that matter grab yourself a couple of 150 halides or something. Dont skimp on lights or skimmers for SPS...

You could keep a birdsnest I am sure, and Monties will live in just about anything but you said yourself you dont want to put them in anything that wont flourish.. well without 4 to 5 watts a gallon.. your not going to get much out of them.
 
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