lighting for leathers and colts and such

tendar · 02-04-2003, 06:24 PM

I am setting up a used standard 90 FOWLR tank 48x18x24.
The guy is throwing ice cap 440 with a 3x48 vho lights with it so am thinking of adding a few softies like a couple toadstool leathers and colts in the upper regions of tank. I am thinking that this would be suffiecent light if they are place in the top half of the tank.

BLUESMAN · 02-12-2003, 09:12 PM

Tendar,long time no see!!Hey for lighting you can always throw in a couple (2 to 3) Lights of America 65watt PC's.I 've used them for over two years now with success.I'm going to MH's soon.Mike

tendar · 02-12-2003, 11:15 PM

There wont be any room for any other light than maybe a single long vho or I am thinging of maybe one of those CSL 48" Brite lights hoods that I would also use as dawn and dusk sort of anyway. I will see how it goes with 3 for a start though.

***Reefland*** · 02-12-2003, 11:20 PM

Tendar,

I think you are correct, the 3 VHO should be sufficient for maintaining toadstoll leathers and colt corals in the tank. I used to grow them under a couple of PC's so the VHO should be just fine.

BLUESMAN,

WASSSSUUUUPPPPPPP!!!!!

Regards,

superswimmer · 03-19-2003, 08:46 PM

Has anyone tried the forums at wet web media? www.wetwebmedia.com . They are really great!

superswimmer · 03-19-2003, 08:49 PM

HEy,
I have two 15 watt 18 inch 18000 K ligts for my tank, one on each side of the hood, would this be sufficent for mushroom coral? Maybe some soft coral species? I just want a yes or no anwer.

reddhaus · 03-21-2003, 06:13 PM

tendar · 03-21-2003, 06:20 PM

superswimmer

NO that is not enough enough light for any light requiring corals that I know of any way.

superswimmer · 03-22-2003, 07:42 PM

What about the everpopular mushroom corals?

tendar · 03-24-2003, 09:05 PM

I really dont think it enogh for even mushrooms.

tendar · 03-24-2003, 09:05 PM

I really dont think it enogh for even mushrooms.

superswimmer · 03-24-2003, 10:29 PM

Alright then, I am going to buy a 36" 2x96W Corallife Aqualight PC hood, 1x Actinic and 1x10.000K

could i ask for a few coral species I could keep with that?

tendar · 03-25-2003, 09:15 PM

With a dual 96 watt pc's you can keep pretty much all the softies and lps corals you want and they will do very well.

02-04-2003, 06:24 PM	#1
tendar Governor Join Date: May 2000 Location: tempe,AZ Posts: 1,114	lighting for leathers and colts and such I am setting up a used standard 90 FOWLR tank 48x18x24. The guy is throwing ice cap 440 with a 3x48 vho lights with it so am thinking of adding a few softies like a couple toadstool leathers and colts in the upper regions of tank. I am thinking that this would be suffiecent light if they are place in the top half of the tank.

02-12-2003, 11:20 PM	#4
*Reefland* Owner Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Bardstown, KY Posts: 13,161	Tendar, I think you are correct, the 3 VHO should be sufficient for maintaining toadstoll leathers and colt corals in the tank. I used to grow them under a couple of PC's so the VHO should be just fine. BLUESMAN, WASSSSUUUUPPPPPPP!!!!! Regards, __________________ Scott Z. 75 Gallon Reef Log Powered by Reefland's Personal Online Aquarium Log

03-19-2003, 08:46 PM	#5
superswimmer Just Moved In Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Texas Posts: 10	Has anyone tried the forums at wet web media? www.wetwebmedia.com . They are really great! __________________ Nick

03-19-2003, 08:49 PM	#6
superswimmer Just Moved In Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Texas Posts: 10	HEy, I have two 15 watt 18 inch 18000 K ligts for my tank, one on each side of the hood, would this be sufficent for mushroom coral? Maybe some soft coral species? I just want a yes or no anwer. __________________ Nick

03-21-2003, 06:13 PM	#7
reddhaus Citizen Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Grand Blanc, MI Posts: 223	no __________________ Scott __________ "But of the reeftank of 125 gallons, thou shalt not tap on it: for in the day that thou tappeth thereof thou shalt surely die." .

02-12-2003, 09:12 PM	#2
BLUESMAN Citizen Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: phoenix,az.,usa Posts: 147	Tendar,long time no see!!Hey for lighting you can always throw in a couple (2 to 3) Lights of America 65watt PC's.I 've used them for over two years now with success.I'm going to MH's soon.Mike

02-12-2003, 11:15 PM	#3
tendar Governor Join Date: May 2000 Location: tempe,AZ Posts: 1,114	There wont be any room for any other light than maybe a single long vho or I am thinging of maybe one of those CSL 48" Brite lights hoods that I would also use as dawn and dusk sort of anyway. I will see how it goes with 3 for a start though.

03-21-2003, 06:20 PM	#8
tendar Governor Join Date: May 2000 Location: tempe,AZ Posts: 1,114	superswimmer NO that is not enough enough light for any light requiring corals that I know of any way.

03-22-2003, 07:42 PM	#9
superswimmer Just Moved In Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Texas Posts: 10	What about the everpopular mushroom corals? __________________ Nick

03-24-2003, 09:05 PM	#10
tendar Governor Join Date: May 2000 Location: tempe,AZ Posts: 1,114	I really dont think it enogh for even mushrooms.

03-24-2003, 10:29 PM	#12
superswimmer Just Moved In Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Texas Posts: 10	Alright then, I am going to buy a 36" 2x96W Corallife Aqualight PC hood, 1x Actinic and 1x10.000K could i ask for a few coral species I could keep with that? __________________ Nick

03-25-2003, 09:15 PM	#13
tendar Governor Join Date: May 2000 Location: tempe,AZ Posts: 1,114	With a dual 96 watt pc's you can keep pretty much all the softies and lps corals you want and they will do very well.

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