Torch Frog or Hammer. Which one needs less light?

[Tron87]

Ok so I'm dieing to get my hands on a Frogspawn (but Torchs and Hammers are cool too) but my I've only got 130W PC's/ 65 10K, 65 Actin. Is it murder for me to buy one? Cuz it sure is murdering me to wait

I'll have 250MH in a month or so. Is patience the word of the day or can I manage a Frog if its like 3" underwater directly under the bulbs?

 

[elegance coral]

Placement of the lights on a corner tank are kinda funky. If you can get the coral close to both the lights you should be okay.

 

[MSU Fan]

I have a frog and torch at the top of my 29g (w/ only 65w PC over it), and both are happy. I think that you will be ok to put them in, and then upgrade in a month. Just be sure and acclimate once you upgrade. gl!

 

[purza_00]

I have a frogspawn doing ok in a 24g aquapod w/ 32 daylight and 32 actinic under5 inches of water. It is doing well. The mother colony is doing much better with higher lighting.

 

[roader247]

I have a wall hammer in a 14 gallon bio cube doing great

 

[Tron87]

Thanks for making my day you guys.

elegance coral- almost everything about by old hand-me-down tank is "kinda funky" which is why I've got a custom 60 gal. cube in the mail.

 

[DaveG99]

Where is your 60 gallon cube coming from nand how much was it. I am planning a tank right now. Either a 60 gallon 36"x24"x18" or a cube shape.

By the way I have 192 watts of PC on my 46 gallon bow and my frogspawn is doing great!

 

[Tron87]

Custom business that my local LFS's all work with. I'll try to get the name of them. In the end the pricew came to $270 after taxes. No frills, tank with calfo style ovferflow and a total of four holes. One thing to think about is that the guys doing my tank get glass in 2, 4, and 8, pieces si if you want a funky size, like 30" you might be paying for 4' glass panels. I might have gone with 30' long tank but the price jumped $120.