gas4544
Montipora Keeper
The time has come to finally get our Oceanic 75-gallon RR up and running. It has been sitting empty as a room divider behind the sectional in the living room.
I have grown weary of maintaining three small tanks. Its just too much work to maintain proper water chemistry in three tanks. Setting up the 75 and taking down at least two of our current tanks will make life easier. That has been the plan all along, and now it is time to execute that plan.
I have a long Christmas break coming up, so I will have plenty of time to start getting the 75 plumbed and lit. I have most of the tank configuration figured out, using equipment that I already have on hand.
One system that I have not yet determined is lighting. I have a variety of ballasts at my disposal including 175W, 250W and 400W. I also have a typical wooden canopy that will accomodate SE metal halide lamps.
We plan to keep a mixture of acros, monties, clams and LPS. It would be easy to install two 250W SE MH lamps plus two 3' or 4" VHO's. I have two unused Spiderlight reflectors that I could use, or I can upgrade to more efficient reflectors.
If you were setting up a 75-gallon tank, what lighting would you choose? Or if you have a 75-gallon tank, what is your current lighting set-up?
Thanks,
Gary
I have grown weary of maintaining three small tanks. Its just too much work to maintain proper water chemistry in three tanks. Setting up the 75 and taking down at least two of our current tanks will make life easier. That has been the plan all along, and now it is time to execute that plan.
I have a long Christmas break coming up, so I will have plenty of time to start getting the 75 plumbed and lit. I have most of the tank configuration figured out, using equipment that I already have on hand.
One system that I have not yet determined is lighting. I have a variety of ballasts at my disposal including 175W, 250W and 400W. I also have a typical wooden canopy that will accomodate SE metal halide lamps.
We plan to keep a mixture of acros, monties, clams and LPS. It would be easy to install two 250W SE MH lamps plus two 3' or 4" VHO's. I have two unused Spiderlight reflectors that I could use, or I can upgrade to more efficient reflectors.
If you were setting up a 75-gallon tank, what lighting would you choose? Or if you have a 75-gallon tank, what is your current lighting set-up?
Thanks,
Gary