add more lighting??

[jcm1229]

I currently have a 37 tall with a 55W PC and a 17W NO light. Pet solutions had CustomSealife PCs on sale at 20% off. Will adding a 65W Brite Light (1/2 daylight, 1/2 actinic)PC to my 55W PC give me more flexibility wih my lighting (120W of PC)?? Or will the benefits be marginal??

Thanks!

 

[chromeweasel]

It sounds like you have plenty of light already unless you want clams or sps corals, and you'd want metal halides for them anyhow. How'd you get that much wattage over a tall 37 gallon tank anyhow? I have a 55 gallon pentagon and the most light I can fit above it is 96 watts PC and 15 Watts NO. I've been keeping corals without problems: hammer, torch, open brain, bubble tip anemone, bubble, star polyps, yellow polyps, trumpet, leathers, mushrooms. I'd say feeding regularly makes a difference.

 

[jcm1229]

My 37 gallon tall is 30x12 footprint. I currently have a glass top and the All-glass 55W PC and all glass std NO fixtures fit back to back on the glass. The plastic (1 1/2 inch on the back is not covered by a light. If I add another PC, the NO has to go and I won't be able to add it until I build my DIY hood to rais the lights up 2-3 inches. At that time, I will remove the glass top and replace w/egg crate.