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    Posted: February 13 2012 at 10:19pm

I have a 48" 4 bulb t5ho fixture (216w) that I'm not using anymore and I would like to use it on a 95g wave front tank that I have been working on setting up. The tank is 24" deep and I would like to set it up to be a mixed reef tank. I've found alot of information online but this will be my first SW tank and one thing I have learned so far is to ask when I have any questions about something.
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It will work ok, however you won't be able to keep some of the more light demanding corals further down in the tank. I would recommend going with a 6 bulb if you're staying w/ T5's. However if you don't plan on keeping any SPS below 6" and you're not planning on any clams on the sandbed you would be ok, as long as your low down corals are mostly softies and low/med light LPS.
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Originally posted by CapnMorgan CapnMorgan wrote:

It will work ok, however you won't be able to keep some of the more light demanding corals further down in the tank. I would recommend going with a 6 bulb if you're staying w/ T5's. However if you don't plan on keeping any SPS below 6" and you're not planning on any clams on the sandbed you would be ok, as long as your low down corals are mostly softies and low/med light LPS.
 
Thank you for the quick response and I can live with LPS and softies down low with maybe some SPS near the top for now. I know eventually I'll need to upgrade the light to do clams or even anemones but for now its one less expense and one step closer to finally getting this tank set up.
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