75g Lighting suggestions

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well, i currently have a 75g with 60lb live rock, bout to get 40 more pounds (probably from drs. foster and smith, great price) and want to start some corals.
i have a cheap 130w PC light now, lights it up, but i know i need to upgrade for any corals
this is what i am thinking about

http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=3578+3733+16770&pcatid=16770

i was going to get the current nova extreme pro, i actually asked a LFS here to order it more me before summer, but never got it. since then, the price has gone up by about $80.

i am interested in some basic low light stuff, mushrooms, polyps, xenias, etc... but also want an anemone for my clowns (side note: anyone have suggestions on a good looking anemone for ocillaris clowns?) and i want maybe a brain and ricorda (dont know if i spelled that right or not)

would this light suffice?
thanks!
 
While you will want lower light animals (which your current lighting is fine for), if you do get a fixture, I suggest the 8 bulb fixture to keep your options broad. There will come a time in the very near future (sooner than you think) where you will want something else that requires more light. This will go a long way in building toward that.
 
Amphiprion said:
While you will want lower light animals (which your current lighting is fine for), if you do get a fixture, I suggest the 8 bulb fixture to keep your options broad. There will come a time in the very near future (sooner than you think) where you will want something else that requires more light. This will go a long way in building toward that.
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Totally agree! Two months after I make a purchase I invariable say "why didn't I ...."
 
I have been thinking of ordering one of thoses as well for my new 75g. I was going to get the 2 bulb 48in one for keeping some low light stuff. As well as being easier on the electric bill. I just cant justify running a 400w system right now. I know some can, and thats great, but with the 2 buld i can sleep easier at night. JMO. Good luck in whatever you decide!!
 
well, i was actually looking at the 4 bulb version.
8 bulbs would be way too much, at least right now, 6 bulb could POSSIBLY work out for me.
would the 4 work for what i have listed?
 
well, i got a good deal on a current nova extreme pro 6 bulb fixture on ebay. paid for it today and should be getting it in a week or so.
problem solved!
 
The 4 bulb fixture would work, but you are again limiting your options later on, which basically equates to significantly more money spent in the end. I'd really like to see you get at least 6 bulbs in one of these fixtures--keep in mind that while nice and somewhat economical, the Current fixtures aren't at the top of the list in terms of intensity to begin with, so you'll want to consider that, as well.

NM. For whatever reason, your newest post didn't show up for me. Reasonable choice.
 
Couple things, 1) if you are interested in an anemone, I would/suggest, placing the anemone higher in the tank b/c these need high light in order to be healthy. If you want an anemone that will handle lower light I will suggest a long tentacle anemone. The only problem I see with the light system you posted is that they only have 1 reflector. With T5 lighting, it is very important to find a system with reflectors for each bulb. With the single reflector you lose a lot of usable light. Good luck with the new tank
 
the nova extreme pro has individual reflectors
 
While on the subject of anemone, I would suggest that you pass as you will not have enough light to support even an lta.....which though may require lower light than say a bta it does need to place it's foot into the substrate and are sand dwellers as opposed to a bta which plants their foot in a rock crevice. I have two ltas and one bta that I have had for 3 years now....all are kept under metal halide lighting and require only minimal supplemental feeding of silversides about once a month. Clowns do not require an anemone to host and in fact the natural host for an ocellaris is a carpet anemone which I would definitely pass on as it will eventually consume all the other fish in your tank and outgrow your tank in short order. Even if you were to get a lta or bta or even a sebae there is no guarantee that your clowns will even host in it. It took my two ocellaris 3 years to find the lta that they host right now and then it was only by accident that they discovered it. Most anemones you see are sadly bleached and are destined to die in the average tank.....they are very tempermental and require pristine water conditions and a mature tank with little fluctuations in parameters. If you do decide to get an anemone check out the following site for some tips....this is by far one of the best resources on the web for the care of anemones...

http://www.karensroseanemones.com/
 
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