soft coral reef

[reefinmike]

i have a 29g with a 20g fuge and probabally a corallife 65 skimmer(have the 220 on it now.. too noisy.) i am out on lighting for it now as i was going for a sps reef, but softies are calling my name because of how fast they grow and how well a stocked softie tank looks. what will give me the best growth, strong like halide or more subdued like power compacts.

[Fat Surgeon]

How deep is the tank? A 110 or 130 watt PC would be fine. However, a 150 watt MH a little higher above the tank would be nice too. You could also use the MH later if you decide to convert over to SPS.

[stlpvosrt4]

Try VHO, here are some pics of my Anthelia after switching to VHO lights.

December 2004
http://pages.prodigy.net/maxx006/GrowthPics/Dec2004.jpg

May 2006
http://pages.prodigy.net/maxx006/GrowthPics/Anthelia2006.jpg

[Jon Evans]

I have a 75 gallon softie reef with t5 lighting. I have 6 54 watt t5 ho lamps and my corals are growing like crazy.