too much light?

[sherri112]

VHO URLI 4 bulbs on a 55 gal tank. Is this too much light?

[LovinDaReef]

What's the wattage on each bulb? I have 7.2-9.6 watts per gallon on my 10 gallon, people said it's fine.

[sherri112]

110 watts per bulb. It was recommended when I set it up, but I had someone else tell me that it is too much light for a reef tank.

[Aquarist007]

are some of the bulbs attinics --I would want to run a mixture. That is a good amt of lighting --you should be able to grow some nice sps corals.
Some lps corals don't like that much light--just make sure you can provide some shaddier areas for them

[sherri112]

All the bulbs are the same. So, you wouldn't recommend removing some of the bulbs?

[LovinDaReef]

I use a 10,000k and a actinic so it's 50/50.

You should get 2 of each.

[sherri112]

Sorry - They are all actinic, the blue ones are super actinic, and the white ones are just white actinic

[Aquarist007]

then check the the k rating--the whites would be better at 10,000k--like lovindareef stated

[sherri112]

Thanks! I can use all the help I can get.

[sherri112]

The whites are 12,000k. Is that too much?

[Wizzard~Of~Ozz]

12k is good.

[kau_cinta_ku]

deff. not to much light but enough light to keep just about anything you want.

if that is 2 much light then I am way overboard with 2 400 watt MH's over my 75 gal. :D

[Aquarist007]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11790905#post11790905 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by sherri112
The whites are 12,000k. Is that too much?

its the wattage that gives the penetration depth

a 12 and 14 k gives you a whiter light where as down around 6500k they are more yellowish. It's a matter of preference to the reefers eye.