Lighting Advice Please

[Mr.First]

On a 70 Gallon, 22 inch deep tank. Am I wasting money getting dual 175 Watt MH, do I have to go with the 250 ?
Either way there will be 4 T5's with it.
No Acro's mostly Softies, maybe a Clam. Thinking of the Current Brand,Orbits.

Thx

 

[aaron]

if your not going to keep acros you might be fine with dual 175W's
I had two 175's on a 24" deep tank and I kept some easy sps corals in the top half with no worries.

 

[cali_reef]

How are you plan to stuff two MH and 4 T5's over a 70 gallon tank?

 

[reefman]

how long is a 70 gal?

 

[Mr.First]

36 inches

 

[reefman]

i would just go with 1 mh if u dont have a brace, general rule is 1 per 2 ft.

 

[aaron]

I have one MH in a 30" and you can definitely see some drop off at the edges.
I guess there will be less noticable drop off if you have managed to supliment it with 4 T5's.