Par38 Over 40 Gallon Breeder

[shogun1964]

I recently purchased a 40 gallon breeder with plans on 2 clown fish and a RTBA, maybe a clam also. How may Par38 bulbs would work? Thanks for the input.

 

[Flippers4pups]

Clam should do well under 300 par as would the nem.

 

[shogun1964]

How many bulbs over a 40 gallon breeder would be sufficient?

 

[fermentedhiker]

Coverage wise I think you would need a minimum of three. I'm not sure if that would be enough par for a nem though. If you end up needing more you may find that a black box type LED solution may end up being both cheaper and better.

 

[Semisonyx]

I’ve been researching this very thing. You’re better off to use 2 165w black boxes, or one of the 320w.