I am setting up my 90g again and want to use some of the old gear I have and get the brightest and best looking setup with what I got:
2 (2x65)watt coralife PC ballasts
2 (2x110)watt ARO VHO ballasts
1 (2x54)watt T5, with TEK reflectors
So my canopy has room for 6 lights, and I am even considering getting another 2x54watt T5 if it really will be that much better than what I got.
Please suggest order from front to back and what bulb/type to use.
Thanks!
What lights to use?
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Re: What lights to use?
What corals you plan on keeping?
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Re: What lights to use?
Mostly soft corals, I have been using 2x54watt PC and 4x65watt PC over my reef before, had great growth out of montipora and birdsnest SPS, and my derasa clam was getting huge. I want more light however because even though the growth was great, the corals would turn brownish, I traded many corals back then and would see them under more light and they would be much more vibrant.
I was thinking something like this, from front to back:
10k PC
Actinic VHO
aquablue T5
10k PC
aquablue T5
Actinic VHO
I was thinking something like this, from front to back:
10k PC
Actinic VHO
aquablue T5
10k PC
aquablue T5
Actinic VHO
- Pufferpunk
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C valentini
C coranata
C papuan
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lorteti
DPs
suvattii
burrfish
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Re: What lights to use?
Why not just use all T5s? Great color!
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...
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Re: What lights to use?
sweet thanks for buying them for me PP!
really though I could also see
T5 aquablue
VHO actinic
T5 10k
T5 aquablue
VHO actinic
T5 10k
really though I could also see
T5 aquablue
VHO actinic
T5 10k
T5 aquablue
VHO actinic
T5 10k