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new_world_disor
02/20/2008, 06:59 AM
im preety new to the whole coral thing. my tank is 25.5" deep.
with high rockwork on one side. ive been looking at getting an arcadia overtank Luminaire. specifically the
* Arcadia Overtank Luminaire AF245M T5 80cm (32in) *

the unit comes with : Four T5 Lamps : 4 x 24w
and is preety cheap at £200 . will this be ok to grow corals under ?? or will it not cut it ??

http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l179/new_world_disorder/IMAGE_244.jpg

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auntynatal
02/20/2008, 07:08 AM
I have corals under my T5s and they are all doing well. My best successes are xenias (4 different types and all are spreading) I also have a medusa coral, some furyr mushrooms (growing madly) one lot of zoas and a sponge. My anemone is also doing very well and opens and closes and feeds as it should.

auntynatal
02/20/2008, 07:09 AM
http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z117/auntynatal/Photo-0014.jpg

new_world_disor
02/20/2008, 07:32 AM
haha. ill take that a sa yes. what T5 units do you have ?? ( wattage etc )
thanx :)

emoore
02/20/2008, 07:36 AM
Do the T5s have individual reflectors? If so I think you can keep just about anything under T5s.

new_world_disor
02/20/2008, 07:40 AM
im not sure ? its the arcadia lumaire unit ?
http://www.arcadia-uk.info/product.php?pid=3&mid=11&lan=en&sub=&id=4

auntynatal
02/20/2008, 08:00 AM
I have a blue 54w and a white 54w on mine with proper arcadia reflectors