From reef to FO lighting question

[jehudson]

I'm moving from reef to FO (mainly B/C when I have money I have to spend it on PC bulbs or supplements ... never have money for corals). I'm looking at a twin tube and triple tube fluorescent system. These are T8 bulbs. Am I gonna have algae problems?

[kkiel02]

You ought to have less algae going to lesser lighting. You may have a little algae outbreak from the nutrients that the dieing algaes might give off but that should pass fairly quick if at all.

[alton]

You are going to pay about the same for T5HO or T8 Aquarium lamps. FO today should include corals like GSP and Xenia. Both do not require a lot of light, love phosphates, and I have not seen a fish that will eat them.

[StevenSeas]

You are going to pay about the same for T5HO or T8 Aquarium lamps. FO today should include corals like GSP and Xenia. Both do not require a lot of light, love phosphates, and I have not seen a fish that will eat them.

i disagree that T5HO or T8s will cost the same, they are 20 dollar bulbs or so wheres pc are 40-50 and need 4 replacements, where for FO you need 1 maybe 2 bulbs if you choose

Jehudson- I think you should be fine with this comb being that it is a 90 gallon and if its the standard size kinda tall I would do probably 2 bulbs either T8 or T5HO should be fine though, could probably get away with 1 good bulb...