t5 lighting and LPS

[jgraz]

Ok well after some suggestions I have decided not to get individule reflectors for my lights current lights Odyssea T5 Aquarium Lighting. I am looking into upgrading the light itself. That may take sometime though. As I am also considering a larger tank. In the meantime though I have been told that I could handle most LPS, mushrooms, and polyps. What are your thoughts on this? I have been considering for example Hammer, candy cane, and torch corals, possibly brain. I already have mushrooms and ricordea both doing well, and 2 short tentacle plates that are well also. What does everyone think?

 

[carey]

I kept all those things in my previous tank that was lit by an odyssea 4 bulb unit. The brain i had actually bleached out due to the lighting but everythng else really thrived.

 

[jgraz]

That is exactly what i wanted to hear. Well except for the bleached brain. My tank is pretty deep 24" I really wanted a clam also but I'll have to wait on that. Im hoping to get out this weekend to find my first 1 or 2 corals Place by me a a buy 1 get second at 1/2 price and it appears that they dont raise their prices for the event.

 

[Beniamino77]

How many t5 bulbs are you running and how many gallons is your tank? HO T5 lighting is perfect for LPS. I used them till I started getting into SPS and grew lots of LPS.

 

[jgraz]

Its a four bulb, 2 day/2 atic. Tank is a 44gal corner pentagon.

 

[ken rooke]

lighting

i have two six lamp t5 fixtures over my 180 for two years now all lps growing like crazy.torch,hammers,exenia,mushrooms,palys,zoas,ricordia you get the idea.love these lamps.

 

[jgraz]

All im hearing is exacttly what I want to hear. By the way would I benifit by upping the daylights from 10,000K to 12,000K.

 

[carey]

I don't see a "benefit" per se to in switching to 12k other than the color. The 12k will get rid of any yellowish hue from the 10k bulbs. I run ATI aquablue specials they are at 12k spectrum and I couldn't live without them. lol

 

[jgraz]

Right now my biggest problem is finding 18" bulbs to upgrade the stock odyseea bulbs. They seem to be very few and far between. So if I was to include 12k bulbs mabye that would open up more options. It did not. Darn 22" tank. 2 more inches and i would have been fine, just 2 more inches.

 

[carey]

Odyssea has 12k bulbs too here is a link

Aquarium Lightings - Odyssea High Output T5 Fluorescent Bulb

 

[jgraz]

Were you happy with the odyseea bulbs over the long haul. I read somewhere that they were not the greatest and I would benifit from an upgrade. I was thinking to upgrade the bulbs to 2 each of these Aquarium Lighting T-5 HO Florescent Bulbs: AquaticLife 420/460nm T5 HO Fluorescent Lamps
Aquarium Lighting T-5 HO Florescent Bulbs: AquaticLife T5 HO Ardent White 10,000°K Fluorescent Lamps

 

[crister13]

Since you live in NJ you could go to Hidden Reef. Its in fairless hills PA or very close to it. go to thehiddenreef.com

 

[crister13]

Welcome to Hidden Reef!
Theres info on where it is in contact us.

 

[jgraz]

Ummm I'm actually on my way there now. Hoping against hope they have my my CPR fuge I ordered yet. Why did you want me to go there