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Originally Posted by harif87
Since your already talking about T5's i was wondering if its possible to keep LPS with around 432 watts of pure T5 lights over a 55 gallon tank? Or possibly 384 watts of PC lights...
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yea that would be well over enough. I have 4 bulbs for like 216w over my 55 and the lps is thriving. The wattage on T-5 HO bulbs dont apply to the watts per gallon scale because of the high output and intensity. 432w would be enough for sps. I would NOT go for PC's there expencive bulbs and short life is horrible. If I were you i would get the Nova Extreme with either 4 bulbs (which i have and its great) or if you want sps i would get the 8 bulb.
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