QUESTION. T-5 to MH

[reefboarder]

I have two 250 watt 14k MH and 4 65 watt 450nm pc's.
I am getting ready to move and am going to be setting up 2 20 highs to house livestock in. One of them will have all my corals which is why I am thinking of getting a cheap t-5 fixture probably 2 x 24 watt that will be used for a week give or take then be set up in the sump area after the display is back up and running.
So my question is will this be enough light for sps and a nem going from 760 watts to 48 for the weeks time?
I plan to build a rack with two levels to get the stonies further up and torches and others midway.
Thanks in advance for any input.

 

[NirvanaFan]

Are you planning on moving all your corals at once into the 20s, or will it be more than a couple days? Is using your 4' fixture an option over the 2 20s? Obviously it will be hanging off the edges and will waste light, but it will get the corals plenty of light. If you tank just had rock and fish, they would be fine with ambient light for a good amount of time.

 

[reefboarder]

This is all preliminary thinking. I'm not 100% on what I want to do. I would like to get the corals going in they're temp tank first then add some fish to that tank and put the remainder in the other. I'm hoping to get this up and running this weekend and move the display and make water at the fiancées so that next weekend I can start moving the livestock.
And Joe ygpm.


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[NirvanaFan]

You can borrow my VHO setup if you want/need to. It would work alright to light up your fishes and rock for a week or two, but it needs new bulbs for corals. You'll have to add something to it to keep it off the tank a bit though. And PM returned.