Would one of these be enough for a 65 gallon tank with only live rock. No coral
1783110
I have a 125g and the 1400-1500 was too powerful. I exchanged it for the 1050 and it works great. The 1400 was blowing my fish and sand everywhere. I would say the 550 would be plenty.
1202137
I would say yes and maybe too much light depending on coral and what size you are using. I have 1 on a 100 gallon soft coral only and it is enough.
2196804
No, actually the blue spectrum is great for coral growth. It should be around the 450nm range for the blues which corals use. The only issue might be having note enough light for a ten gallon, as far as wattage. I would consider another unit if possible. It might be ok for softies, or possibly lps coral. I used mine on a small 12x12x12 cube. Hope that helps!
549717
it may be a little too strong for freshwater plants or a little bit of overkill. But it is a great light. I use my 16" on a 29 gallon biocube. With all kinds of coral. And it's only at 60% a few hours a day. Very nice light. You may want to ask Hobbie Bug this question.
1856113
I would say you will need 2 at minimum. You will have to hang fixtures at height that will give you the spread you are looking for to cover your tank.This light has been very good to me with LPS and a few SPS corals because it is adjustable for intensity. I have 2 over a 55 gal. (48" Long) tank. In 2 months I have seen a lot of new growth in my corals.
266610
It would be more than sufficient for your situation. You'll need to be cautious to acclimate your corals to the LEDs. Start out with them very dim, and work up over a period of a couple months. I'd also suggest getting your hands on a Par meter (maybe from a local reeding club). Then you'd have statistical data as to how much light you're getting with each setting in various parts of your tank...
203110
No, I dont remember how many. It is in my opinion not enough to grow corals. Maybe soft corals. I have green star polyps in my tank. There about 15" down into the tank and they are not thriving. I pulled them from my reef tank, just to add some color. My lights in my reef tank are 3 watt with 90 degree optic lends. They are amazing! I also found them on amazon, about 2x more than these. These light are great for a fish only with or without live rock. Love the effects, but I hardly ever use them.
1582047
If you have a 55 gallon 48in long tank you will need two of these to cover the total surface area. They are powerful enough to grow almost any coral. These light do come with mounting cables. Hope this answers you question
1923324
I imagine that it could work W/ your Coral & others ..I don't know about a rimless tank..I have A 27 gallons Cardiff Tank in which it can be used a a rimless tank ..but I also purchased a rim & a glass top to protect my lighting..Salt tends to eat & damage...but my suggestion is call Current...Good Luck! I Love My LED Lighting!!!!
800460
Yes! Currently growing photosynthetic gorgonian, soft corals and LPS along with a bubble anemone. This is over a 28 gal nano with 1 strip. Planning on getting a second strip just to cover more square footage in the tank.
1073404
That sounds like too much to me. I'm using 2 700/800 koralias in my 55 reef tank and still have some issues with sand turning into a mountain in sections of my tank but I get excellent movement. My tank contains SPS and LPS corals.
1675908
yes it will work for corals and anemones. I've had 2 if them on mine (a 75gallon) for about 5 months and have really been glad I made the change from t5's.
763052
I would upgrade and not bother with this.. it's a decent skimmer but not really worth it on that Size of a tank.. want a cheaper decent skimmer the coralife 65 is decent.. I had this on a 20 gal reef and it worked nicely but suction cups suck and would release from the glass and float around and the air line to keep the water pulling through always collected salt and would clog up... decent skimmer but do not recommend for a 55 gal.
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They are a little small for a 65 if you are going to be keeping SPS or LPS corals. If just softies, you may be good, but I would go a bit bigger unless you are putting several of the Hydros in there. Say 2 on each side and possibly 2 on the back. I know they are a bit more expressive, but if you are trying to save money go with the jabos, or if you are willing to invest, I cannot stress enough, tons tons tons better, the Vortechs. I use Vortechs 2 MP40 controlled with my apex; I know they are very expressive but they are worth every penny in comparison, especially if you have the apex controller with the wxm. This is how I have mine set up and the difference is night and day. I went from the large jabos to two Vortechs. My corals responded almost instantly. They love them. The Jabos push the water hard while the Vortechs create an undertow and are gentle so you don't blast you corals. This allows for less trash from settling on the sand bed. I can tell the most when feeding; the food never touches the sand bed, it stays floating the whole time and that is without using the feed mode. They all work different and it is to much to get into, but if you are going to build a reef tank you want to go as natural as possible and the Vortechs are the only way to go IMHO. You can sometimes find them for a good price used on ebay, and remember all ecotech equipment are able to be upgraded with a simple plug and play. 1 MP40 should do you for now and just add another later as a slave and run it at a max of 75%. If you need additional info I am happy to help.
1027837
iIt would depend on the type of coral you plan to grow, I'm not an expert but I know certain corals require more lighting than others. I have a 40 Gal. bow tank and only one light and doing ok with it.
52043
For small corals yes it will... But I would get brighter so u wouldn't have to uograde in the future
1161236
I have these for my geckos but to be honest its not a tank really for a turtle. I would think you would be better with an aquarium that you can make land/ water . The doors on these will make it hard to do a lot in there and it would only be a 3" water that you could put in.