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Tank profile/more lighting questions

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cdmorrison01
, 01-11-2010 at 08:32 PM (2263 Views)
This is my second post. My first was about lighting. My current set up is a 55g fish only tank right now(due to lack of necessary lighting), and I have a CPR hang on the back refugium/skimmer which is 4.7gallons. Nitrates are <1ppm with this set up and I am pretty happy. As far as the lighting goes, I think I am gonna go with T5's. My specific question is will an 8x54watt fixture be too much for my tank? I just want to be able to keep sps and lps. I will try to post pics soon.

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  1. melev's Avatar
    8 x 54w bulbs for a 55g? Seems like a lot of light to me.
  2. Trido's Avatar
    Provided your good at reefkeeping, you can grow any light demanding coral you want with that fixture. You could probably get away with a six bulb fixture and be fine unless you like things really, really blue.
  3. doomicon's Avatar
    6x54watt fixture with individual reflectors for each bulb would be plenty of lighting for your 55g, 8x54 would be overkill.
  4. doomicon's Avatar
    cd, as an example here is a picture of my tank http://www.reefaddicts.com/entry.php/59-Aquascape-Redo. In this picture I have only 4 of my 8 bulbs on, and it's a single reflector (ie not very efficient). But it's pretty bright. With 6 and individual reflectors you'll have plenty of light, and room for some really cool color combo's.
  5. cdmorrison01's Avatar
    Yea, I will probably just go with the 6 bulb.