Lighting PT 2

[DrzFishFan]

I made up my mind and im thinking of buying a t-5 lighting unit for my 30 gallon tank but will that run up the electricity bill or not and can those be hanged from the ceiling or not please help i think i might get it before cristmas so im sicked and thanks for any help.

 

[Germanman]

u can rig em up to be hung but im not sure if u can buy the hanging kit or if its gona have to be DIY. my metal halide only brought the E bill up buy $3 im sure t-5s wont do much at all.

 

[DrzFishFan]

thats good

 

[Reefscape]

If you cant buy the actual hangin kit for the T5 light unit, just buy the kit yourself from a DIY store...All you need is hooks and chain...A very simple way to hang them....Germanman is right about the power consumption really, i have not noticed much differance at all since going to a double 250w metal halide setup...

Niko

 

[DrzFishFan]

https://www82.safesecureweb.com/web...ROD&Product_Code=CL53403&Category_Code=CLAAPF

would this be good for a 30 because i cant afford more than this and it sounds really nice for my setup

 

[dorkfish]

That light will work for a fairly wide aray of corals.

 

[DrzFishFan]

IM GOING TO LIST WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE IN THE TANK:

-ANEMONES
-CLOWNS
-HERMIT CRABS
-FEATHER DUSTER
-BRITTLE STAR
-SHRIMPS
-SNAILS
-LIVE ROCK
-BUTTON POLYPS
-LEATHER CORAL
-RICCORDIA
-GOBIES
-BLENNIES
-AND MAYBE ONE HIPPO TANG


**SO WILL THAT LIGHTING BE GOOD FOR THAT AND WILL IT RUN UP THE BILL**APPRECIATE THE HELP**

 

[fsn77]

My thoughts, others may disagree...

IM GOING TO LIST WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE IN THE TANK:

-ANEMONES -- hope you mean just 1
-CLOWNS
-HERMIT CRABS
-FEATHER DUSTER
-BRITTLE STAR -- wouldn't put one in a 30g
-SHRIMPS -- one cleaner shrimp would be plenty
-SNAILS
-LIVE ROCK
-BUTTON POLYPS
-LEATHER CORAL
-RICCORDIA
-GOBIES -- would just get one (some gobies don't tolerate other gobies well)
-BLENNIES
-AND MAYBE ONE HIPPO TANG -- please don't (nowhere near enough room for it to swim around)

The higher the wattage of any lighting you put on a tank, the more electricity it uses. 130w of PC lighting is going to roughly use as much electricity as any other 130w lighting system. The real difference is how much light your actually getting for your 130w of electricity. Watts is essentially how much power is needed and really says little to nothing about the amount of light generated. Different lighting types convert watts into light at different efficiencies. Power compact fluorescents do it better than normal fluorescents, but VHO, T5 HO and MH do it way better than PC.

Yes, that light should be sufficient for keeping the soft corals you listed.

 

[Germanman]

My thoughts, others may disagree...


The higher the wattage of any lighting you put on a tank, the more electricity it uses. 130w of PC lighting is going to roughly use as much electricity as any other 130w lighting system. The real difference is how much light your actually getting for your 130w of electricity. Watts is essentially how much power is needed and really says little to nothing about the amount of light generated. Different lighting types convert watts into light at different efficiencies. Power compact fluorescents do it better than normal fluorescents, but VHO, T5 HO and MH do it way better than PC.

Yes, that light should be sufficient for keeping the soft corals you listed.

i compleatly agree with him on this.

 

[DrzFishFan]

ok ILL CONSIDER THE TANG AND THE ANEMONE YEA JUST ONE AND WHICH WOULD BE GOOD FOR MY TANK ALSO JUST ONE GOBIE AND WHICH KIND OF STAR SHOULD I GTE AND ARE ALL THE OTHER CORALS OK OR ANY ADJUSTMENTS ****THANKS FOR THE HELP****