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Old 12-14-2011, 05:53 AM
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I am seriously lost here. So I'm just going to say what I want in a light, and hope I get some decent feedback. Essentially I want to grow mostly Soft coral and LPS. Some Sps but not allot. It will be on a 75 gallon so it's gotta be a 48" fixture. Tell me your tales
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Old 12-14-2011, 05:59 AM
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I think you need to decide further what you're going to keep. Softies can inhibit SPS growth, so you might not want SPS. In which case you can get away with less. But, you may want SPS and decide later that you really love it more than life itself, and then you need more, and you don't want to end up not having enough light available. How about clams? They like to sit on the bottom. so lots of light.
Most LPS and softies can take a lot of light, so figure out the most demanding thing, buy lighting for that, then you don't have to upgrade.

Then you can figure out MH/LED/T5/Solar flares and what works best for your setup and wallet.
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what's your budget?
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And think about what you will want to me growing down the road mostly. LPS, softies, sps? I know you said softies, but what kind? Zoas, Xenia? Some zoos can almost be like sps in terms of light.
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Essentially I want to grow anything. I know my limits on what I can and cant keep and what not, my budget is basically 500 and under.
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500 all in with bulbs? Chances are you're looking at mh or t5, LED if you DIY.
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I'd look at one of those coralife 250w MH fixtures (used), or something similar.
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