Lightings for a 2ft tank

[Jakuson]

Currently have a 2ft(length) x 18inches(width) x 18inches(height) with normal Dymax 2 tubes NO lights(14w white lights/14w atinic)...Have some soft corals like zoos, mushrooms and star polyps...all doing very well...Now thinking for more corals of other types...

So I decided to change the lightings so that I can keep LPS and SPS corals and also clams...

Am wondering if I need a 2 tubes or 4 tubes T5 HO...Planning to buy from DE lightings...Which is better??

[rockfish]

i think 4 tubes is more appropiate.. 2 tubes not enuff..

[Jakuson]

I see...thanks...but DE lights are for hood ritez? I dun have a hood...how can I make it such tat it will be able to be mount on my open top tank?

[rockfish]

Hard to visualise.. can show a pix?

Maybe with a pix then can advice u properly..

[Jakuson]

Here's how I fix my lights on now...I would like to do the same with the 4 tubes T5 HO from DE...

[Jakuson]

Top view...

[Jakuson]

Side view...

[hammerhd]

can modified to 2 t5 ho.

Just have to put the ballast on the top

[hammerhd]

you can modify it to t5ho

[Jakuson]

But my question is 2 tubes or 4 tubes is better for lps, sps and clams?

[xersion]

sps i think u need at least 4 tubes of t5 ho.. if not u can consider getting a 1x150w MH that will be better.

[wuming]

Hmm.. how to modified it ar ?

[Jakuson]

Guess I will get a 4 tube HO T5 liaoz...

wuming, u can modify it urself if u know how to...if not, DE lightings provide such services...They can modify for u...but need to pay of cos...

[Jakuson]

sps i think u need at least 4 tubes of t5 ho.. if not u can consider getting a 1x150w MH that will be better.

Thanks bro xersion!

[hammerhd]

But my question is 2 tubes or 4 tubes is better for lps, sps and clams?

opps see the question wrongly

[Jakuson]

lolz...its okay...thanks anyways for the effort...

[rockfish]

actually, if u use DE T5s light set .. i think can just place it on ur bracing mah .. dun need to do any other mod.. very straight forward.

[Jakuson]

really? can ar? Cos I was worried that it might not fit in to the slots of the current bracing...