If i get 1 for my 55 gallon reef tank will it be able to grow sps and lps? also does it come with mounting wire/cable?
1582047
If you have a 55 gallon 48in long tank you will need two of these to cover the total surface area. They are powerful enough to grow almost any coral. These light do come with mounting cables. Hope this answers you question
1582048
Yes this light will be able to grow sps and lps very well! It does does not come with a wire/cable though. I got my wire/ cable from home depot to hang it from my ceiling.
1582049
It depends on the dimensions of the tank. If you have a 4 foot tank, one light will not be enough. I have 3 of these over my 6 foot, 225 gallon tank and all of my corals seem to be doing well over the last 2 months. I have a couple Favia that don't seem to like it. But I have other LPS and SPS that are showing growth.
1582050
It works fine for my 90 gallon tank. SPS and LPS corals are ok and growing very well. I think for a 55 gallons tank are better. And yes, mine comes with mounting wire/cable. I hope this answer help to you and good luck. Apologize about my poor english language.
2083847
What do you plan on keeping in the tank? If fish only and leathers then yes but if you plan on keeping sps or LPs corals then no I would buy something else
946027
I am sure there is a way to mount it. It does not come with mounting clips though. It doesn't seem to be strong enough lighting for a reef system. So hanging them at that hight will not matter if it is fish only.
1710941
I would say definitely not. I have the 36-48" single bright on a 3 ft tank, 30 gal. I feel the light is just adequate and I'm glad I didn't get the 24-36". The light doesn't spread out a lot either so I would think you would want to light full length of your tank with 2 x 36-48s. Even with that, growing plants will not be an option. Hope this helps. Larry
203110
No, I dont remember how many. It is in my opinion not enough to grow corals. Maybe soft corals. I have green star polyps in my tank. There about 15" down into the tank and they are not thriving. I pulled them from my reef tank, just to add some color. My lights in my reef tank are 3 watt with 90 degree optic lends. They are amazing! I also found them on amazon, about 2x more than these. These light are great for a fish only with or without live rock. Love the effects, but I hardly ever use them.
847886
i think soi'm happy with mine on a 90 gal reef.i did however do some slight mods- an aqualifter pump to enhance the venturi overflow & get rid of bubbles- upgraded the skimmer pump to an ASM G1 (with a slight mod) for greatly improved skimmer action
690995
I ran mine in a 20 long and it worked fine for me. I have torch , acans , blastomusa , zoanthids , brain favia , leptastrea , daisy polyp corals with plenty of flow for them. I switched to a 30 gallon and I need 2 for that tank.
499530
I utilize these in a JBJ 28 gal with a return flow of 248 gph + 500 gph w/ the oceanstream power head for a total of 748 gph or 26 times turnover. LPS requires 20 X turnover and SPS reuires 30 X turnover. I find these work well in my mixed tank. Provide enough flow to cover the tank well and provides great turbidity when placed correctly.
143528
No, I think you need 2 I have a 90 gallon 48x18x24. The lights are only about 3 inches wide So you probably need 1 in the front and 1 in the back. My corals responded immediately to the lighting. I only have soft corals
1527578
First, let me say that I have two of these units over my 36" 70 gallon tank. With the two units I'm able to grow SPS on the sand bed running 75% blues and 50-60% whites
346564
I have a 65 gal (36" wide, 24" high, 18" deep) mixed reef (including fish, clams, sps, lps and a few softies) and have 2 36-48" units, obviously affixed as 36". Everything is great especially my maxima and derasa clams, euphillia, Birdsnest, all lps great. Oddly the softies don't grow as fast. I love the lights, you could start with one unit and add more later if u want.
1923327
I have a 29 gallon and am barely getting by. Soft coral only, Some LPS,no Acans or SPS. I'm selling mine on eBay next week.Customer service is spotty at best.
440849
It can but it depends on how you wire it up. Each strip has its own dimmer but you can splice everything to one dimmer. The issue for me is that these lights really weren't powerful enough for a reef setup. If you want lps and soft corals these lights may not be powerful enough. I bought these And then quickly swapped them out for Panarama Pros.
2083846
I have one fixture on a 75 gallon tank and it is more than enough, but my tank isn't as deep as a 90 gallon would be - the water depth is probably something to consider too. I have LPS, SPS and soft corals and they are all doing well (too well in some cases). If you are only going to have fish and/or soft corals then I am sure you have plenty of light. If you have a lot of SPS all over the tank you MIGHT consider a second, but only if you have species that need a large amount of light. If I had to chose, I would buy one, then see what it looks like.
1976300
With that tank you will need two of them. One on each side... I have a 55gallon tank and one works fine...
1073404
That sounds like too much to me. I'm using 2 700/800 koralias in my 55 reef tank and still have some issues with sand turning into a mountain in sections of my tank but I get excellent movement. My tank contains SPS and LPS corals.
63766
YES, I am running this on my 55gal tank for the last 5 months. working out great!!