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Old 08-04-2009, 05:10 PM
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I agree. Add 2 x 250w MH and you're good for pretty much any coral. You can then do a nice mix of bulbs on the T5s to get the best colour combination so your corals will really pop. It would also give you the option of from start of day to night: 2 T5s (1hr), 4 T5s (1hr), 250s (8 hrs), 4 T5s (1hr), 2 T5s (1hr). Then you would have a very gradual brightening & dimming of the tank throughout the day.

If you decide to go 175s instead, try out the Iwasakis (but these are expensive bulbs) with high PAR.
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