Soft coral lighting assistance needed

[jmaggs]

I look after a soft coral exhibit in a public aquarium in South Africa and the corals we collect are mostly from the 8 - 20 m depth, my exhibit is approximately 6ft deep and is 10 800 litres, I am having some trouble finding the correct lighting requirements for corals that come from this depth. Any advice would be much appreciated.

 

[liquid]

:welcome:

I've had very good luck with VHO lighting for my soft coral tank. I have a 4'x1'x1' (1.2m x 0.3m x 0.3m) tank with two 110 VHO Daylight bulbs and one 95 watt actinic VHO. The stuff grows out of control.

Shane

 

[ChrisRD]

Considering the depth of the display tank, I would go with high wattage metal halides if it's an option.

 

[liquid]

D'oh! I didn't see how deep the tank was. My bad. I haven't had my morning coffee yet. :lol:

Yep, I'd second Chris' recommendation considering your tank depth.

Shane

 

[SnowManSnow]

wow that is deep