Hello all, I am in the process of setting up my Marineland 150 36x36x27 and in need of some lighting suggestions. This will be reef tank and will mainly be SPS. I don't want to have an issue with lighting at the bottom. I have a few ideas in my head.
2 x 250W Lumenmax Elite w/ icecap ballast or 1 x 400W Lumenmax Elite w/ icecap ballast (Radium 20K)
2 x 39W VHO Icecap SLR w/ 660 ballast (UL ATI Blue Plus)
or
I currently have a 36 Aquactinics TX5 39w x 5 and I just add another for a total of 10 T5's (390W)
My feeling is that I need to go with MH due to the depth of the tank. Not sure if the T5 setup would be enough. This maybe a totally bad idea and any thoughts are much appreciated and pics of a deep tank would be admired. Thanks and happy reefing!
2 x 250W Lumenmax Elite w/ icecap ballast or 1 x 400W Lumenmax Elite w/ icecap ballast (Radium 20K)
2 x 39W VHO Icecap SLR w/ 660 ballast (UL ATI Blue Plus)
or
I currently have a 36 Aquactinics TX5 39w x 5 and I just add another for a total of 10 T5's (390W)
My feeling is that I need to go with MH due to the depth of the tank. Not sure if the T5 setup would be enough. This maybe a totally bad idea and any thoughts are much appreciated and pics of a deep tank would be admired. Thanks and happy reefing!