Lighting help

Akakta · Oct 30, 2014

Ok so I am trying to figure out how much light I need for my tank.. Right now I have t5 4 bulbs 48" and want to upgrade to ecotech radion-xr30w. My tank is a 155 bow face tank and I'm trying to figure out if I need two or three of the ecotech radion-xr30w. Or how would I go about figureing out how much lighting I need?

Akakta · Oct 31, 2014

And then are they really worth it? Or should I just keep my t5 because I don't plan on really having to much hard coral. And my tank is 6ft long 2ft high and at its widest its 2ft. Does anyone have any suggestions on lighting?

Dan1789 · Oct 31, 2014

If you can afford it, why not get a couple radions. 2 Radions with t5 supplements would be nice. On my 90g I run 2 radions with 2 retrofit t5s.

ebushrow · Oct 31, 2014

Well, the first question I have to ask....do you want to keep more hard corals? If you just deal with LPS and softies, I think t5 is a good choice...you might just buy a new 6 ft fixture ... CORALVUE had one in their discontinued product list.

If it is a heat or power consumption issue, LED is the way to go. I would check out reef radiance as they have really good fixtures at a fair price...I find all ecotech products a bit overpriced, but give me a PM if you want to go with the rations...I have a connection

Forgot to say, you would need 3 of either LED fixture above.