PAR30 and 16g nano

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  1. VPBassist

    VPBassist Bristle Worm

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    I have a 16g bowfront I am thinking about starting up. I want to grow sps in this tank and not much else. I am looking at the BoostLED par30 light but how many of these would I need over the tank? The tank is 18" tall. If I'm reading the graphs on BoostLED's website correctly the 40 degree optics at 16 inches produce at best 280 PAR is this adequate for SPS? I really don't know what kind of par values you need for these corals. I only LPS and softies right now.

    Thanks, Scott

    edit: also what spectrum would be best?
     
    VPBassist, Jan 6, 2012
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  2. chelseagrin

    chelseagrin Fire Goby

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    you should be okay with 2, ive seen people light 40 gallon tanks with 3-4.
     
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