Advise on lights for 4ft tank setup

[lanz]

hi guys ..... did a few search on lightings ..... my tank is 4ft X 16FT x 18FT ...keeping fowle and mayb some soft coral ie mushroom only ....need advise on whether is 36w double tube PL lighting (one 10000K white and one actinic blue ) sufficient??? btw can anyone recommend me where to buy these lights also ...thks everyone in advance....

[jc85]

Hmm, ur tank dimension mistype rite?

Anyway, eAN have some selection you might be interested.

[Dispar_Anthias]

hi guys ..... did a few search on lightings ..... my tank is 4ft X 16FT x 18FT ...keeping fowle and mayb some soft coral ie mushroom only ....need advise on whether is 36w double tube PL lighting (one 10000K white and one actinic blue ) sufficient??? btw can anyone recommend me where to buy these lights also ...thks everyone in advance....

IMo go for more maybe 55 wattX2

[terryansimon]

hi guys ..... did a few search on lightings ..... my tank is 4ft X 16FT x 18FT ...keeping fowle and mayb some soft coral ie mushroom only ....need advise on whether is 36w double tube PL lighting (one 10000K white and one actinic blue ) sufficient??? btw can anyone recommend me where to buy these lights also ...thks everyone in advance....

I'm not helping here, but I'm pretty sure you typed your tank dimensions wrongly. hehz.

[Clownfish]

that's a realli big tank!

u sure it's 16ft x 18 ft

[Cleartank]

Wah.... big man.... Keeping mermaid, whale, shark or sealion???

Now you know somthing small like this (.) made a HUGE different!!

1.6 X 1.8 <> 16 X 18

[Dispar_Anthias]

Eh think he mean inches not feet

[Clownfish]

IMO, go for at least T5s lah.... it's easy to get addicted once u start to buy corals....

then u will think of upgrading to MH next

[jazzben81]

for ur depth i suppose T5 will be enough for those soft corals.

y not get a 2x 150W MH for around the same price(abit higher plus possible use of a chiller)?

btw i hope ur tank is 10mm.

[woonming]

Go for T5 ATi or MH

[lanz]

hee hee ...yup tank dimension missed a dot .... anyway it is 4x1.6 x 1.8 ft ....thk is 10 all round .... think will go for T5 if that the case ...so anyone knows where to get those ready made one ????

[Clownfish]

hee hee ...yup tank dimension missed a dot .... anyway it is 4x1.6 x 1.8 ft ....thk is 10 all round .... think will go for T5 if that the case ...so anyone knows where to get those ready made one ????

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free delivery

but u may wan to change the tube combi....