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Just yesterday I spoke to fellow reefer that advise me my 216w t-5ho maybe to much for my 55g, he told me that may bleach the corals because of the high lighting output
| There is absolutely no way that the light is too much for a 55. As to 216 watts t5ho over a 75 being petty bright... Well that is just one of the biggest newbie indicators I've ever seen. Nothing against newbies, we all start out as one, but they shouldn't advise people on things that they aren't up to par on. We don't look at 'how bright it is'. We look at lighting quality, depth penetration, and lumens (and par). These are the things that really matter with corals, not 'It's a pretty bright light'. If you want some decent corals you need the 4 bulb (216 watt). This will let you keep a good variety of corals. If you see SPS in your future you need to go with 6 bulbs. (R34dawn-this isn't meant to be offensive to you. You aren't the one that said it.)
As to Bavs question on is it worth it? Most definitely. Upgrade your PCs. You won't regret it. Anemones are high light creatures. They will like t5ho way better than pc. You will also see your list of corals that you can keep expand a lot. Good luck.
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55gal,260 watt PC(2x65 actinic,2x65 10k daylight,8 lunar LED) 45#LR, 45#LS, 3 maxi-jet 900's on a natural wavemaker timer,phosban reactor, 5 gal fuge (built out of standard 10 gallon tank) with chaeto, grape, and feather caulerpa, sealife systems protein skimmer, wet/dry, 4 blue/green chromi, 1 skunk cleaner shrimp, 1 coral beauty,1 true perc, 5 mexican turbo snails, assorted dwarf blue leg hermits, astrea snails, and nerite snails |