New to marine tanks, need some help...

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Originally Posted by marvinsae

i wanna have a lot of coral so im guessin an sps dominated theme with plenty of fish also. the guy at my lfs said that mushroom corals and zoanths should be able to grow no problem however i would need MH for other corals and clams?

Like i said, Fishytime runs 6 bulb T5s and has one of the most amazing tanks i've ever seen. past TOTM also. I have lots of SPS as well and they do just fine under T5s. MH are hot, expensive, and use alot of power, but do give your tank a shimmer you can't get from T5s. (single point light refracts in water better than a line of light) Don't let anyone scare you into buying MH just to keep corals unless you're tank is deeper than about 20-24 inches. past that depth, T5s will not penetrate the water enough and you have to go to MH.

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