power compact lighting

shizean · #1 04-23-2008, 08:04 PM

would pc lighting be enough light to keep sps? the tank is 72"L 24"H 30"W AND IT HAS 8-36" pc"s 4 on one side 4 on the other.

fkshiu · #2 04-23-2008, 08:32 PM

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Originally Posted by shizean

would pc lighting be enough light to keep sps? the tank is 72"L 24"H 30"W AND IT HAS 8-36" pc"s 4 on one side 4 on the other.

Yes, brown ones.

shizean · #3 04-23-2008, 08:33 PM

lol point taken

Joe Reefer · #4 04-23-2008, 08:37 PM

You might get like a redish brown.

shizean · #5 04-23-2008, 08:44 PM

would it work if i used a 48" 6 bulb t5 tek light for that tank?

Joe Reefer · #6 04-23-2008, 08:51 PM

http://216.187.96.54/vbulletin/showt...hlight=t5+fuel

You decide. I am a MH guy so I would say no.

fkshiu · #7 04-23-2008, 10:22 PM

You'd have a lot of darkness on either side with a 4' fixture over a 6' tank.

With appropriate bulb selection and cooling fans added, SPS would be do-able with a tek 6x54W, but I'd recommend against getting it for your tank since it will look odd.

Don't cheap out - save up the $ to do things properly the first time or you'll end up spending more in the long run.

Myka · #8 04-24-2008, 02:20 PM

Or do like me...get a smaller tank that you can afford to pimp out.

digital-audiophile · #9 04-24-2008, 02:37 PM

T5 would be just fine for SPS and perhaps even superior to halides.. despite what the MH fanboys say

You would really need a longer unit, or a combination of a 24 and a 48 to cover the length of the tank, and a 8 bulb fixture would work better considering the width of the tank.

Whatigot · #10 04-24-2008, 03:27 PM

I had a small tank for a year, it was about 24lx18hx12w and I had one 65w pc 50/50 and I had no problems growing anything in there (never tried clams though).
In my experience, you should try your suggested set up and see.
Everyone has their biased opinions based on their own experiences, the topic of lighting is one that many take personally for some reason and you will find that every opinion differs at least slightly.

Trial and error is the best way to go, set up your system the way you would like to and then see how it works, move sps around, play with the positioning of your lights over the tank, etc.
you can always adjust and upgrade and then worry about what others say will and will not work after you've attempted your own hypothesis.

I think your set up would work fine, though you may not be able to have some organisms that require higher light at the bottom of your tank, of course this is only my opinion based on my own experiences.

cheers.