Mar 6, 2011 #1 W westy101 Aquarium Advice Activist Joined Feb 17, 2011 Messages 167 Hi there I have 2 White 10000k bulbs and 2 blue actinic but I can change it to 3 whites and one blue if need be thanks
Hi there I have 2 White 10000k bulbs and 2 blue actinic but I can change it to 3 whites and one blue if need be thanks
Mar 6, 2011 #2 JustOneMore20 Algae Fighter Joined May 30, 2006 Messages 3,872 Location Birmingham, AL It shouldn't be a problem. Do you have corals? What size tank and how many watts are your bulbs?
Mar 6, 2011 #3 OP OP W westy101 Aquarium Advice Activist Joined Feb 17, 2011 Messages 167 I don't know what watt they are but tanks around 60-65 gal and I wanted to know what forays I can have ?
I don't know what watt they are but tanks around 60-65 gal and I wanted to know what forays I can have ?
Mar 6, 2011 #4 melosu58 SW REEF 20+ YEARS Joined Oct 21, 2004 Messages 39,152 Location Virginia You`ll be Ok as the 10K is half actinic anyway. Sure would help to know what the wattage is.
Mar 6, 2011 #5 OP OP W westy101 Aquarium Advice Activist Joined Feb 17, 2011 Messages 167 What watt do you need fop or mushroom corals ?
Mar 6, 2011 #6 melosu58 SW REEF 20+ YEARS Joined Oct 21, 2004 Messages 39,152 Location Virginia What type lighting or bulb wattage?
Mar 7, 2011 #7 OP OP W westy101 Aquarium Advice Activist Joined Feb 17, 2011 Messages 167 T8 I have but what watt do they need to be ?
Mar 7, 2011 #8 Gti_Leo Aquarium Advice Addict Joined Jan 6, 2011 Messages 3,021 Location Toronto,Ontario a 4 lamp t8?? hmm that i haven't seen before there is a general rule of thumb that you need 3-4 watts per gallon for soft corals as far as my research show an actinic has a kelvin rating of about 50000k so a 10000k is far from half actinic
a 4 lamp t8?? hmm that i haven't seen before there is a general rule of thumb that you need 3-4 watts per gallon for soft corals as far as my research show an actinic has a kelvin rating of about 50000k so a 10000k is far from half actinic