80watt light 12 gallon tank.

[Kerchakone]

Is that too much? I want to put in some polyps but eventually it would be nice to move up to all sorts of coral and I don't want ot limit myself based on light. But will too much light kill everything else? There's a 40 watt version, but it's only a 50/50 light and I like the 4 different color temps and the fan that comes with the higher wattage.

So is it overkill or am I making it so I won't have to trade in my lighting in the future. That's what I really want to know.

Thanks

 

[cindre2000]

What sort of lighting is that?

 

[Kerchakone]

Compact.

 

[cindre2000]

You shouldn't kill anything with power compact lighting, you just can't put enough in to create enough light to kill. The biggest issue with that much light on a small aquarium is the heat.

 

[Kerchakone]

The biggest issue with that much light on a small aquarium is the heat.

Well it's been on a few days. Not only does the tank look a billion times better but it actually DROPPED 2 degrees in water temp with the new lights and going hoodless. Even when I forget to turn the fan on with the lights the temp never goes above 76 anymore. It stays in teh 74-76 range all the time.