Quote Originally Posted by alton View Post
The internal reflectors do not put out more light, they redirect the light in the direction you want it to go. It is not watts per gallon, but depth of tank that matters. The deeper the tank the more watts and the type of light you will require to grow corals. The tanks that I have seen that only use VHO have softies and LPS. My onlly stint with VHO was for suppliment with actinic and after 8 months when the lamps lost 40% of there life I quit using them
Thanks Alton for your reply. I appreciate the advice/info. I still have plenty of room in my canopy so eventually I will add more intense lighting (MH) when the funds allow for it.

I'll stick with softies and LPS for now.