theJenchild Posted July 3, 2009 Share Posted July 3, 2009 Hey all. Next week I am upgrading to a 40 gal tank (the one littlenano is selling in the classifieds) and I'm wondering about light. Do you think that 150w MH with 2VHO is enough light to do some SPS? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COReefer Posted July 3, 2009 Share Posted July 3, 2009 some sps closer to the top, sure. Before I upgraded to 400watters I was running 175's on my 24inch deep 150 gallon and was growing montis and a couple other things on the bottom of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finch6013 Posted July 3, 2009 Share Posted July 3, 2009 If there was a choice in running a 150 with sps at the top or a 250 with sps anywhere wouldn't a single 250 be worth it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COReefer Posted July 3, 2009 Share Posted July 3, 2009 If there was a choice in running a 150 with sps at the top or a 250 with sps anywhere wouldn't a single 250 be worth it? I would think so, yes. I was just answering the question. Now if I bought this tank, I would definately look for a 250 watt ballast Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finch6013 Posted July 3, 2009 Share Posted July 3, 2009 If it were me I would go a single 250w 20k radium and skip the VHO all together unless you want alot of blue. M sps love the 20k radium and they look good as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theJenchild Posted July 3, 2009 Author Share Posted July 3, 2009 I actually really like a lot of blue, don't know why its just my preference. I have a 150w 20K radium that is brand new in the box, so I may just toss that on for a while. so some SPS near the top would probably be alright until the funds rebuild to upgrade the lighting? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COReefer Posted July 3, 2009 Share Posted July 3, 2009 I actually really like a lot of blue' date=' don't know why its just my preference. I have a 150w 20K radium that is brand new in the box, so I may just toss that on for a while. so some SPS near the top would probably be alright until the funds rebuild to upgrade the lighting?[/quote'] How tall is the tank jen?? You could try a small test frag of acro closer to the bottom. just for S and G's to see what happens. They may surprise us all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theJenchild Posted July 3, 2009 Author Share Posted July 3, 2009 How tall is the tank jen?? You could try a small test frag of acro closer to the bottom. just for S and G's to see what happens. They may surprise us all. I don't know yet, but I pick the tank up on Thursday so I'll measure then. I like the idea of test frags! I'll definitely try that.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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