Will my lighting be ok

[mikelush78]

The lighting I have is 542w odysea system for my 90 gallon reef tank... I am now debating if i should sell it and do a retro fit or if i should keep it and use it.

First off is that enough watts per gallon for a 90 gallon? Its the size of a 75 gallon tank just a little taller...

The brake down of the system is (2) 175w double ended halides and (2) 96w acidic fluorescents...

My second problem is no one in the world makes 175w double ended halide bulbs... so my LFS is calling odysea and asking if I can use 150w double ended bulbs in the system. Does anyone know if i can do that? also will the 150w halide bulbs be strong enough? I plan on having a mixed reef tank. A little of everything.

Or should i sell this light and do a retro fit on the hood that I built?

With this light i have will i be able to keep a clam?

 

[Germanman]

yea there are rarely 175wt double ended bulbs and yes a 150 would work alright.

 

[rayjay]

One of my 90's has 8 40W NO's and contains soft and LPS corals, anemone and had a crocea clam for years until I moved it to my 65.
It isn't enough light for sps corals.

 

[Fishieness]

that would work fine.
but FYI, as germanman pointed out but jsut to elaborate a little more, they ARENT 175 watt DE bulbs. no companies that i know of make them. they are just 150 watt bulbs on a 175 watt ballast. but in reality, a 150 watt HQI ballast puts out about that many watts so it does principaly the same thing.