I have a 75 gallon tank with 48"T-5 coralife 2 bulb fixture. Total of 108 watts 1 12000k bulb 1 actnic bulb. I have a mushroom and a kenya tree so far would like to know what other corals would I be able to get with this wattage of light?
T-5 lighting for corals
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Stick with softies - your less than 2 watts per gal. I know they say you shouldn't go by watts per gal but there's no REAL other way to compare without using PAR meter numbers. SPS think 3-5w per gal, SPS 5-7w per gal and your actually low for large softies, 2-3w per gal.
+1 Softies only and if ur lucky! Unless you decide to upgrade ur lighting. On my 90g I had 700 watts. That was close to 8 watts per gallon.
I have 300w on my 40 breeder mixed reef. Thats almost 8wpg. Personally i would upgrade your lighting before i got ANY corals. That way you know for sure that you have enough lighting for them. Then you wouldnt have to check on it every time you want to buy a new piece.
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Just thinking about it started off with fowlr haven't bought any corals that require intense lighting not trying to lose anything I purchase.
I use 100 watt daylight cfl bulbs. I have 2 on my 30 gallon. You can use 2 on a 55 gallon but I would use 4. My corals love them. Some people use cfls for growing veggies. They are cheap and energy efficient.
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