would the lighting make the grade?

[cocoa_pleco]

i want the 20g long to have more hard to care for and expensive corals. ive given alot of thought equipment wise, and lightings been a hard choice. since im making my own 7" tall hood, i have plenty of room for some lights. i was looking at a 4X39w fixture and a 30W blue actinic. would that lighting make the grade or more wattage?

[Zerileous]

im no expert but I would guess that you could get away with it. Clams, SPS, LPS though usually dont do well without halides though :(. Thats certainly not an absolute though. Also, I think you would be skimping on the actinic. are you planning to run the fixtures 2 wide by 2 deep? I would suggest doing half actinic and half 10,000k.

Really, you need to find someone more knowledgable than me. I have never kept a reef actually :0 but would like to start and have some friends in the hobby.

If you have not seen this site, it should be right up your alley and full of experts: [Only Registered Users Can See Links.]

[zackish]

Like Zer said it depends what type of coral you have and how many.
Try Marinedepot.com that place has good people on their forums.
I find "argi" one of the administrators to be most helpful.