Hi all - so I’m upgrading my system from 29 gal up to a 6 ft 125 gal. I have zoas, a ricordea, acans, favias, a duncan, and a branching hammer that is arriving next week. All are still in the frag plug stage in terms of size.
So on my 29 gal I have the current orbit IC with the powerheads looped in. I like that system functionally and aesthetically but I know its widely considered laughable in terms of par so I am not going to try and expand that system onto this tank.
I am trying to figure out the best option where I dont have to explain to my wife that I just spend $1000 on lights. I was thinking about getting a 4 bulb T5 ballast, maybe the 60 inchers to get most coverage.
Would this grow these type of corals ok and get enough par to the bottom of the tank? I know that I should probably just get 3 AI primes and never worry about it but I was hoping to hook my wife a little harder on the corals before I spent the $$ on those plus brackets etc.
So on my 29 gal I have the current orbit IC with the powerheads looped in. I like that system functionally and aesthetically but I know its widely considered laughable in terms of par so I am not going to try and expand that system onto this tank.
I am trying to figure out the best option where I dont have to explain to my wife that I just spend $1000 on lights. I was thinking about getting a 4 bulb T5 ballast, maybe the 60 inchers to get most coverage.
Would this grow these type of corals ok and get enough par to the bottom of the tank? I know that I should probably just get 3 AI primes and never worry about it but I was hoping to hook my wife a little harder on the corals before I spent the $$ on those plus brackets etc.