Question on lighting

djulian645 · Feb 22, 2016

I have a 55 gal tank w 15 gal sump that I slowly started adding corals in. Right now for lighting I am using aquatic life edge LED's. I currently have one zoa colony, green star polyp colony and a hammer coral. I have been told this isn't sufficient lighting to keep corals healthy and vibrant so I was wondering can I also run a T5 HO dual fixture with whites/blues in addition to my edge led's? Not sure if it's a problem running two different types of lighting. Any help would be great. Thanks

apcoleman · Feb 22, 2016

T5s and LEDs are a popular combo. You would have no issue.

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