24" is not that deep, so you wont have problems with lighting. Like everyone else mentioned, it really depends what you intend to keep. If I had to guess, you want a little of everything, soft, sps, lps. The best way to ensure everyone get's the needed lighting... go metal halide. You can probably do 3 250w or 2 400w MH's with 2 T12 VHOs to supplement if you go lower on the Kelvin on the MH bulbs. 60"L is pretty long and it is recommended that you should do 1 MH for every 2 feet. Also, if you intend to keep light intensive corals, 7wpg+ would be sufficient.
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30g reef tank, CPR CY192 filter w/ DIY plumb running Rio 17HF return, Coralife 3x 9w UV Sterilizer, 3 24W T5-Helios 10K Daylights/3 24W T5-Helios Blue lights, 2 Logysis blue meteor light strobes (moonlights/24 Blue LEDs).
Tiger tail cuke, asst. snails/hermits, asst. feathers, rainbow acan,zoos,shrooms,bubble,galaxea, asst. shrimp, 2 ocellaris,mandarin,zebrasoma xanthurum,pink-spot watchman,red-striped pistol.
Last edited by rickzter; 03-19-2006 at 10:10 PM.
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