too little or need more

[ltljoker]

so we have a 210 gal tank and it has 2 -175 watt metal hilides for lighting. :Cheers: Is that enough for the size of the tank or do we need a higher wattage?:bowdown: maybe that is why we are having a hard time keeping torches, frogspawns, or other LPS corals.:frustrat::frustrat::frustrat::frustrat::frustrat:

 

[Bifferwine]

You need more light. That's not even 2 watts per gallon.

Over my 240, I had 4 x 250 watt MH plus another 200 watts of T5. And that was at the lower end of "acceptable" for keeping higher light corals.

 

[dcantucson]

#1 I think I have a problem too. I have two 250 watts MH and four T5 54 watts and I have been thinking I don't have enough for my 150.

I think we both need more. :(

 

[XxKnuckleheadxX]

#1 I think I have a problem too. I have two 250 watts MH and four T5 54 watts and I have been thinking I don't have enough for my 150.

I think we both need more. :(

i would say your on the low end also, either add another 250 or jump up to 400 watt mh..

 

[XxKnuckleheadxX]

so we have a 210 gal tank and it has 2 -175 watt metal hilides for lighting. :Cheers: Is that enough for the size of the tank or do we need a higher wattage?:bowdown: maybe that is why we are having a hard time keeping torches, frogspawns, or other LPS corals.:frustrat::frustrat::frustrat::frustrat::frustrat:

210 gallon i would go with some 400 watt mh

 

[Smitty]

I agree also, I think you need more light too...

 

[ltljoker]

so toomorow I will be looking for a new ballast and 2- 250 watt bulbs :frustrat: Damn more money on fish supplies. I wish it was a tax writeoff:mrgreen:

 

[XxKnuckleheadxX]

it can be a tax write off for me lol...

 

[XxKnuckleheadxX]

if your buying online let me know what bulbs or ballast your interested in see what i can do for pricing..

 

[dcantucson]

so toomorow I will be looking for a new ballast and 2- 250 watt bulbs :frustrat: Damn more money on fish supplies. I wish it was a tax writeoff:mrgreen:

#1 I think you will still need more. I've got 250 watts and my tank is smaller and I need more!:frustrat:

 

[XxKnuckleheadxX]

i ran 500watts on my 90 gallon put me at 5.55 watts per gallon..

 

[ltljoker]

im gonna run with 2-250 watts and keep the 2-175 watts along with it. Or do you think that will be too much

 

[XxKnuckleheadxX]

you will be a lil over 4 watts a gallon. it wont be to much. just your electric bill will be too much lol

 

[Bifferwine]

That's one of the biggest things I hated about having a 240 gallon tank. My electric bill was $300 to $400 a month.

 

[ltljoker]

Biff your electric bill was that high cause you gotta run a.c. all the time. Your 2 blocks from hell its so hot there:mrgreen:

 

[daugherty]

here is one soultion that you could do

Catalina Aquarium 3 X 250W HID WITH 4 X 80W T5 HIGH OUTPUT RETRO

 

[daugherty]

this one is cheaper and you will still have room for your
vho's

Metal Halide Retro 3X 250 Metal halide aquarium light ! - eBay (item 280375807974 end time Jan-18-10 10:56:04 PST)

 

[ccCapt]

Forget about the watt/gallon thing, unless your talking regular output fluorescent. 2 x 175w MH should be enough for LPS in that tank. If your having problems with them, I would look somewhere else besides the lighting.

Also, if you plan on getting more lights, keep the 175's you have and get another ballast along with Iwasaki 15k bulbs. Just because you jump to 250w doesn't mean your getting better PAR. It depends on the bulbs and the 175 Iwasaki are stronger than many 250's and use alot less electricity. Here's a 175w ballast on Ebay for under $70 shipped. The Iwasaki 15k bulbs are $80 each.

 

[Tristan]

That's one of the biggest things I hated about having a 240 gallon tank. My electric bill was $300 to $400 a month.

thats considered normal where im from lol. whats normal in the States?

 

[dcantucson]

Biff is far from normal so that would be hard to tell. :mrgreen: