need a light for my 55

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fastwhiteegg

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i need some idea for a light for my 55 gallon tank. i want to keep coral and fish. so could you guys let me know what kind of light i should use.
 
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incysor

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Do some research on SPS, and LPS corals. Once you figure out the types that you're likely to want to keep you can make a decision about lighting. SPS, clams, and anemones, requires higher lighting than LPS, and softies like leathers or mushooms, and/or zoos.

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incysor

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Sorry that's not the way it works. You can have a 55 that's predominantly SPS, or LPS, or softies and mushrooms, etc...But you can't keep "everything". The requirements for some preclude keeping others. Do your research and come back.

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incysor

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It's not that we don't want to help. It's that you're asking for a specific recommendation, but not giving us the info to give you one.

It would be like if I asked you what kind of car should I go out and buy tomorrow. You'd ask me what kind of cars I like. I tell you I like them all as long as they work. You'd then ask me if I need a truck for hauling things, an SUV for hauling kids/family, something small and sporty, or something fuel efficient. If I then come back and say it just needs to do it all. You wouldn't really be able to come up with an answer for me.

Same here. Different corals have different lighting needs. SPS needs a lot of light and high flow, and a nutrient poor environment. If you try to keep them under PC lights they'll die. However if you put mushrooms, softies and LPS in the same environment you're likely to kill them because lots of them don't like as high a light, and some LPS can't handle high flow. This is why YOU have to do the reading and figure out what types of things you'd like to try to keep. Then we can give you an answer about what type of lighting would make it easiest for you to do so.

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