Lighting question

AfishIonado

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So I recently began to make my 55 gal long into a SW tank. On my tank I have 4 t5ho bulbs (2 actinic and 2 daylight) for a total of 220 watts. I'm not sure of the par value but I was wondering if this fixture could grow corals and anemones?


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Yes you can, i have a 55 gallon and grow corals and an anemone with a 4 bulb t5ho system ....does your fixture have individual reflectors per each bulb?

 

TL1000RSquid

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Yeah individual reflectors? Whos the manafactuer of the fixture?

 

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Not sure who made it I can't seem to find any marking on it, I bought it from
A budy of mine who got out of the hobby. It doesn't seem to have individual reflectors, does that make a big difference


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TL1000RSquid

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Individual are best yes. Should be ok for a variety of things still though.

 

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Corals, yes. Low and medium light corals at least.

Anemones and high light corals, maybe. Depends on the bulbs and manufacturer. If it is something along the lines of an Odyssea fixture then it may not be enough. If it is a good ballast with good bulbs though then it should be enough.

 

TL1000RSquid

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Always some lower light nem's he could do if its not a good fixture, rock nem's, ceriathus, maybe even an LTA if he's looking for a hosting one.

 

AfishIonado

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Not sure of the fixture but the bulbs are Sea World 100000k bulbs


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Can you take a picture of the fixture (mainly the underside where the bulbs are)?

 

TL1000RSquid

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Never heard of the brand bulbs before, maybe think about buying some ATI bulbs, especially considering you don't know how old the seaworlds are.