What lighting for a chalice tank???

[Oiseau Reefer]

Hey all you chalice freaks I'm thinking of setting up a chalice only tank tank dimensions are going to be 4' by 2' by 1' tall so I was just waondering what you guys think I should do for lighting, bulb combos ect. And all the goods what would you do it's going to be connected to my main display

 

[jerl77]

t5 on mine

 

[FishLipz]

I like my Evolution LEDs. Makes the colors POP!

 

[Oiseau Reefer]

What's the best color combo for t5s I know in general chalices like lower par so I'm thinking a nice blue overall would be nice
And how LEDs would I need for a tank that size?

 

[JMSKI333]

thats a huge chalice tank, unless you have huge chalices your gonna need a lot of little ones to fill it. lol. T5 has always served me well with my chalices.

 

[Oiseau Reefer]

yes they need a place to grow into bigness what fixture/bulb combo is recomended

 

[Oiseau Reefer]

Ok so I'm going to go with either a nova extreme or a ATI powermodule if I go with the ATI should I go with the 6, 8, or 10 bulb and should I do the 36" or 48" and what bulb combo should I do ??

 

[subdrive]

I have almost the same dimension tank on the way, I would follow this thread!
For my other tanks I run T5's, and getting great results, but this one I wanna try LED, So if someone uses LED on 1' tank, how high should it be hung, how long does the light be on, ect, ect...
Sorry if I highjackd the thread..

 

[Oiseau Reefer]

Nah it's cool been wondering sane stuff but I'd say from what I've read I'd hang your LEDs 2' off the tank if you're doing Lps mostly

 

[jascymcl]

mine are hung about 10" from the water.

 

[iReefer]

tek light is good also
for an 24" wide tank, you should have no problem with 4 bulbs 54w 4footer fixture. But if you wana more choices in different spectrum colors then 6 bulbs and 8 bulbs is a lil too much and it is not necessary to used more energy than it needs.

 

[Oiseau Reefer]

Thanks for all the replies let's hear more about your set up

 

[Murfman]

I have a 300 gallon that is 24 wide and 30 deep and use 3 of the Evolution units on it. Chalices are growing like crazy and the colors pop like you are in a 70's disco with blacklights!