196 watt floresents

[Kwater]

are thoes ok for a 40 gallon reef aquarium

 

[reeffreak]

PC or T5?

I'm going to guess PC since I've haven't seen T5 listed for 196w.If so,good enough for LPS and soft corals.

 

[Bifferwine]

Yep, those will be good enough for a lot of corals, but not all corals. It will not be enough light for SPS, clams or anemones.

 

[Kwater]

ok thanx, umm and sorry i dont know all of the terms what does lps mean :question: ohhh and i do have a clam but he is less than 3 inches from the surface of the light.

 

[Bifferwine]

LPS = large polyp stony corals. Corals like frogspawn, hammer, torch, bubble, candy canes, trumpets, galaxea, blastos.

SPS = small polyp stony corals. The corals that look like tree branches or plate (acropora, montipora, etc).

If your clam is close to the top, it should be okay.

 

[Kwater]

ok great thanx. ohh and yes i made shoure that he was REALLY close to the top for proper nutrition. and just wondering if i got a stony coral would it be ok if i put it at the top of the tank like the clam, or still not enoughf :question:

 

[Bifferwine]

I'd say not enough for SPS coral. SPS coral need more light than other types, and anemones need even more light than SPS.

 

[yote]

I think an LPS would be fine close to the top.Dont think I would try SPS.

 

[defcon235]

I agree, SPS wouldnt make it, but softies and LPS would do ok closer to the surface, id say at least half way up.

 

[Kwater]

ok thanx well there goes that idea i guess. ill just stick to soft corals

 

[d.french]

be nice to do like ricordea and zoos, yuma, lps coral like frogspawn, candy cane, maybe rose bubble tip anenome. those kind of corals are big sellers and for trade. i got alot of my coral just by trading zoos, everyone loves zoos and ricordea and when you grow a bunch you can trade for more coral. we do that in our club but if someone thinks your doin it to make a profit they get mad about that.

 

[Kwater]

ur right i have most of those corals. AND SORRY I MADE A MESTAKE MY LIGHTS ARE 192WATT LIGHTS NOT 196WATT LIGHTS. just wondering how do u grow the coral and seel it. i know it grows but u can sell it too if it gets big enoughf

 

[d.french]

mushrooms and zoos split to make more than can cut or scrape a few off a rock and glue them to a frag plug and sell them or trade them. i just had a multi colored ricordea split into 2.

 

[Kwater]

ok now i got yah thats not a bad idea, my green mushroom is spliting now it seems. i think im gona get a 75 gallon tank so i can keep mr yellow tang