Ok I'm trying to figure this all out. I have a 65 gal tank. I have 125lbs of LR and 80lbs of LS. With those 2 displacing tank water that leaves me with roughly 49 gallons of tank water. So having 234w of t5's means that I have roughly 4.6 watts per gallon? Correct?:fishhit:
Wattage per Gallon Question
- Thread starter taat2d
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- Location
- poughquag, ny
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i take it you have 6 t5's this is what i am using myself on my 62g. i just dont have the tank height you do,
i take it you have 6 t5's this is what i am using myself on my 62g. i just dont have the tank height you do,
- Location
- poughquag, ny
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thats a regular 65g size. how many t5's do you have and what type and what type of bulbs are you using ?
thats a regular 65g size. how many t5's do you have and what type and what type of bulbs are you using ?
more importantly... what do you want to keep?
i have the same tank, and I use 2 x175 MH Ushio 10Ks and 2 x 55w PC actinics. I keep mostly SPS.
you definately could keep softies, zoanathids and could probably keep many types of LPS as well, with what you have.
i have the same tank, and I use 2 x175 MH Ushio 10Ks and 2 x 55w PC actinics. I keep mostly SPS.
you definately could keep softies, zoanathids and could probably keep many types of LPS as well, with what you have.
- Location
- poughquag, ny
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as well as alot of sps.
as well as alot of sps.
I have 6 t5's. 3 Blue Actinic and 3 10,000k Daylight bulbs. I would like to try and keep some of the hardier easier SPS specimens on the very top of the aquascape.
- Location
- Marine Park
Actually you have far less water. Using the inside dimensions you have closer to 52 gallons of water which is then displaced by (far too much Live rock IMO) and your Live Sand. Watts per inch of depth is what you should go by.
T5s should be one bulb for each 1.5 inch of tank width.
For your sized tank I liked two 150watt MHs when I ran it. I used 14k pheonix bulbs and they looked great.
T5s should be one bulb for each 1.5 inch of tank width.
For your sized tank I liked two 150watt MHs when I ran it. I used 14k pheonix bulbs and they looked great.
I kinda thought I had too much LR too, and was gonna rescape but now I'm really starthing to like how the tank looks I'm gonna take a pic and try to get it posted now. Hey Fritz by the way I grew up a Beach Rat. How long you in Marine Park? If you're there awhile you should get my reference to a beach rat.
- Location
- Marine Park
Hahahah I grew up on Avenue U and East 13th but yeah I used to date a beach rat. 
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