Lighting for 72 gallon bowfront fowlr tank

Question
Hi Paul. I've been skimming through the FAQs about lighting and cannot seem to find the answer I'm looking for. My question is;

I was to purchase a 48" Triple flurecent hood light fixture, would these be enough lighting for my 72 gallon bow front? The bulbs are T-8 (32 Watts), so this makes me assume that I would have a total of 96 watts total. Is this suffecient for a FOWLR tank? Thanks again.

Paul.

Answer
yeah that will be fine for a FOWLR setup, should also be ok for some soft corals too.

there are some T5 tubes on the market that are 48" and 54W. 4 of those would be suitable for pretty much any soft coral.

the only reason i say this as if a few months down the line you wanna dable in corals you won't have to upgrade your lighting.

hope that helps
paul.