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Old 04-03-2010, 10:19 PM
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ok so i got a 15g standard tank with soft corals. What kind of lighting should i get. Is 250 metal halide to much?
Yes, it's too much. For this size tank, I would recommend you looking into LED lighting. Talk to people in Oceanic Corals. They have a few options.
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Old 04-03-2010, 11:37 PM
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70 watt or a really high up 150 watt.
LED is good for light, and very low heat, unlike MH but a 250W would be much too hot on that small of a tank.
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Old 04-04-2010, 02:04 AM
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Standard 15s are 12" deep, I believe... yeah, 150W max. And it will raise the temperature of the water a fair bit... have you considered T5s?
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Old 04-04-2010, 04:17 AM
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I run a 250MH on my 10gallon nano. If you hang the lights above the tank, it should be fine. Atleast 8" above the tank. But for just softies or LPS 250MH are not needed. Before my 250MH I ran the 50/50 96Watt Corallife light.
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