Upgrading my lighting

[SwimsWithFish]

Trust me it has brackets. if you were to put it on the glass your aquarium would boil. Replace all 4 bulbs that it comes with. They are crap.

 

[zacheyp]

but it says it comes with atinics, im confused??

 

[zacheyp]

eBay - New & used electronics, cars, apparel, collectibles, sporting goods & more at low prices, im not sure, is this the same fixture?

 

[SwimsWithFish]

Yeah it comes with 4 different lamps. (2 actinics and 2 10000ks) but those bulbs are crap so you should replace them with quality bulbs of the correct wattage.

 

[SwimsWithFish]

eBay - New & used electronics, cars, apparel, collectibles, sporting goods & more at low prices, im not sure, is this the same fixture?

This one has a tendency to catch on fire. Stick with the fishneedit one

 

[carey]

I will be getting my fishneedit light tomorrow. i ordered mine with 2 10k and 2 actinics.

 

[zacheyp]

I will be getting my fishneedit light tomorrow. i ordered mine with 2 10k and 2 actinics.

should replace those bulbs or not, also when i go to chose bulbs, i can only choose from white and atinic, what should i do. This is my coral wish list, i assume the will all be ok under this light
kenya tree
frogspawn
waving hand
a brain
some nems

 

[SwimsWithFish]

If you keep those bulbs get 2 white 2 blue.
(the whites ARE 10000ks)

 

[carey]

yep, 10k is white. the 20k bulbs you can choose will be white still but more blueish. the actinics are totally different. Just get 2 of each. You can replace the bulbs if you want after you get it if you really wanted but youre looking at another $20 a bulb to do that.

 

[SwimsWithFish]

Lol I say replace the bulbs but if it was me I probably wouldnt because I'm cheap
Joy told me they where crap but I can't speak from experience.

 

[zacheyp]

i see, what corals would you put in a 20 long with that lighting

 

[SwimsWithFish]

Lps and softies

 

[zacheyp]

could i get sps and anemenones?

 

[SwimsWithFish]

No sps. I'm not sure about the nem. CAREY?!?!

 

[zacheyp]

carey?

 

[carey]

I will know tomorrow if they are crappy or not. cant wait to get this new fixture in my greedy little hands! lol

 

[SwimsWithFish]

Lol! good luck.

 

[zacheyp]

what is canopy, can they support anemones, sps and softies

 

[carey]

A canopy goes over the top of a tank...

I know the fixture will support most corals, the more light demanding ones may have to be placed up higher in the tank though. As far as an anemone, I would highly suggest that you wait a bit for your tank to mature. It also needs to have pristine water and stable parameters. i don't believe for the first few months any tank is stable enough for such a delicate creature.

 

[SwimsWithFish]

I'm too scared to get one. If it decided to take a walk....