Do you think this is overkill?

[Marco1]

I will be getting a 180 soon that only has 4x96w pc's and 2x175w MH. I am thinking of adding 3x250w MH to this current setup do you folks think this is overkill? I will be taking all my SPS and clams from my 30gal and plan on the 180 to be a mix of SPS, LPS, and Softies. I plan to put the PC's on the outside then the MH like this: 250-175-250-175-250 along the length. The 250s will be 65K Iwasakis and the 175 will be 10K Ushios. By the way this tank does have a chiller, and I will have 4 4" fans in the canopy.

 

[wingd]

I think it is a lot of light and you will have to give new corals time to adjust, but I think it would be fine. I currently have two 400W radiums and two actinic four foot vhos over a 75 galloon tank. I originally had 175's, but I wasn't getting the color in the corals that I wanted. Temperature is an issues and I have to run my AC, but it is managable. I am very careful with new corals. I leave them in the bottom of the tank for several weeks before I start to move them up. I have found that some corals enjoy all the light that you can give while others, even SPS have limits to what they respond well to. I also like the fact that you will be able to use several different colors of bulbs. I wish that I was able to mix bulbs, but with two sockets it doesn't really allow for that. I have soft corals underneath the shadows of some of the larger pieces of SPS that is higher in the tank. I hope all turns out well

 

[esmithiii]

Sounds great to me!

Ernie

 

[reefland]

Thats a lot of bulbs... electricity free where you're from? :lol:

Gonna look like one of them Japanese tanks with so many differt types of lights on it.

Be sure to share some pics of the setup when you're done.

 

[monkeyboy]

Sounds like fun! I'd skip the chiller and fans though, 5 halides won't heat the water up that much will they? :lol: