gallivanmk
06/21/2010, 11:59 AM
I am kind of just not getting back into this hobby and I need some advice on what lighting I should go with. I have had reef tanks set-up for about 6 or 7 years now, but the last big reef-oriented one I had was a 240 that I broke down 2 years ago. I took my clowns, anemone, and a couple of small fish and made a 62 hexagon into a clown/anemone display while I have been moving around.
The hexagon blew a seam last week and I decided to go ahead and "upgrade" to a standard 90 gallon with a single overflow. I was able to use some equipment from the 240 (it is still in storage) which was nice, but the lights were the only thing I sold when I broke it down. I was running two 48" Outer Orbit MH fixtures then. I have never used T-5s, but I am considering it now. I would just like some advice since the fixtures, etc. have changed some in the last few years and now some people are going with LEDs.
I have always had mixed reefs and enjoy being able to keep just about everything, but I do tend to concentrate on zoas, rics, and LPS. Right now, I have 3 types of zoas, a random tree leather that I guess has been hitch hiking since the 240, but must have been upside down since as I just saw a tiny frag of it again, and a monti cap coral that has also been hitch hiking since the 240 and refuses to slow down growing. At the moment, I have a 24" Outer Orbit fixture with one 150w MH centered over the tank until I decide what to do.
I am thinking MH or T-5, but then again, when I look back at some of the softie TOTMs, I see that they use PCs.... Ugh, help?
The hexagon blew a seam last week and I decided to go ahead and "upgrade" to a standard 90 gallon with a single overflow. I was able to use some equipment from the 240 (it is still in storage) which was nice, but the lights were the only thing I sold when I broke it down. I was running two 48" Outer Orbit MH fixtures then. I have never used T-5s, but I am considering it now. I would just like some advice since the fixtures, etc. have changed some in the last few years and now some people are going with LEDs.
I have always had mixed reefs and enjoy being able to keep just about everything, but I do tend to concentrate on zoas, rics, and LPS. Right now, I have 3 types of zoas, a random tree leather that I guess has been hitch hiking since the 240, but must have been upside down since as I just saw a tiny frag of it again, and a monti cap coral that has also been hitch hiking since the 240 and refuses to slow down growing. At the moment, I have a 24" Outer Orbit fixture with one 150w MH centered over the tank until I decide what to do.
I am thinking MH or T-5, but then again, when I look back at some of the softie TOTMs, I see that they use PCs.... Ugh, help?