ok what kind of light do i need for these?

[is_that_a_fish]

I want to get these corals in the future: Bta, various zoos, mushrooms, brain coral, frog spawn, candy cane

what kind of light do i need for these, this lighting thing has me confused...please help...


these will be in a 75 gallon....so its about 21 inches deep

[Loverotties]

I grow them under PC.

[seshapir]

Originally Posted by Loverotties

I grow them under PC.

Doesn't the BTA need stronger lighting than that?

[ReelFreak]

I used to keep a BTA under PC, and it did OK. Not great, but it held it's own.

I would do some research on T5 HO lighting w/ individual reflectors before going PC. You will be able to keep anything you want with that lighting. RC has tons of info on T5 HO, but I don't see it discussed much on this site? I made the switch a couple months back and couldn't be happier!!

[Ikaria]

I would recommend the T-5's as well. Give yourself some room to expand into different corals later on.

[tims]

got some reading for ya!

when your done reading i will ask you what you think you need..

try to think of lighting as "steps"
NO bulbs being the bottom step and MH being the top step...
you have
N.O.
PC
T5
VHO
MH

T5 and VHO are very close to each other in what they can do.

[is_that_a_fish]

well right no i have a 6500k coralife bulb on my tank. I also have a 20k metal halide bulb that is 250w but i dont have it hooked up as of right now (i heard i need at least two for a 75gallon) . where can i get the actual VHO bulbs (just the bulbs not the fixture) i dont need the fixtures right now because my uncle is a electrician and he can wire something up for me....just need the bulbs...where can i get them?

[tims]

any of the sponors here carry them and yoru LFS should also carry them