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dirtycontour
03/08/2015, 05:50 PM
I have a 48" six bulb ATI Sunpower fixture. Would it be enough for a 125? I'm keeping LPS and softies.

maddmaxx
03/08/2015, 08:27 PM
If it's a standard 72" 125g. Your gonna need more light on the ends to keep LPS at the ends of the tank. 48" just isn't enough if the tank is 72" long

fishgate
03/09/2015, 01:04 PM
I have a 4 tube 60" Sunpower over mine and it is perfect.

dirtycontour
03/10/2015, 08:09 AM
If it's a standard 72" 125g. Your gonna need more light on the ends to keep LPS at the ends of the tank. 48" just isn't enough if the tank is 72" long

Yup, standard 125. I have the fixture over a standard 75 now and have a bit of spill-over on the ends. I was hoping it would be enough. If not, I'll go for a 120 gallon instead.

fishgate
03/10/2015, 08:20 AM
It would be fine if you keep your high light corals in the middle section. Just have lower light corals on the end.