Shawn_Schlorff
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
I have a 2 feet deep 35 gallon hex aquarium i have 15 w 18000 k plower glo T8 is this enough light for my aquarium?
Lighting for an Reef aquarium
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Shawn_Schlorff
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ok thank you but i read that a MH can only been on for 4-6 hours is the 15w and marine glo ok to keep on the rest of the day?
nanoluvr
Aquarium Advice Freak
I agree....ebay that fixture if you want to keep a reef.
Research what you want to keep, and then we can recommend the proper lighting for you.
Research what you want to keep, and then we can recommend the proper lighting for you.
Shawn_Schlorff
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
i have a 150w MH comeing but i was just wondering what those lights are good for. still waiting for the light and getting inpatant.
Shawn_Schlorff
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
what is a VHO light
and what are there worth
and what are there worth
Shawn_Schlorff
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
and one more question i was reading about mimicking dawn and dusk but i did not under stand how could any one explain how a little simpler for me.
GhostKnife
Aquarium Advice FINatic
Let the experts tell you and not to shoot anything down. But... Hex tanks dont have good gas exchange. This is not ideal for a reef setup. The dawn and dusk thing ahh mimicking nature. Timers and separate lights on these timers will help mimic the day. My main lights come on at 12 stay on until 9 then I have a dimmer light that comes on and then when that goes off my two moon lights come on.(this is on my FW setup) My reef tank coming soon will be a better rendition of the same sort of thing.
Ziggy953
Aquarium Advice Addict
VHO = Very High Output Florescent tube light. A 4' bulb is 110Ws.
This is how I simulate dawn, sunrise, sunset and dusk on my 120g reef.
at 12:00pm my VHO and T5 Actinics come on (blue lights) they are on from 12:00pm until 11:00pm.
At 1:30pm my left MH bulb comes on. (sunrise)
At 2:00pm my right MH bulb comes on.
At 9:00pm my left MH bulb goes off
At 9:30pm my right MH bulb goes off. (sunset)
My moon lights are LEDs and they are on 24/7
As stated above your tank is not ideal for a reef setup but it can work. I would suggest doing some research on what all is needed to have a health reef before getting too far into the purchasing of equipment. There are a lot of things you will need to consider. Make sure to triple research any piece of equipment before buying it.
This is how I simulate dawn, sunrise, sunset and dusk on my 120g reef.
at 12:00pm my VHO and T5 Actinics come on (blue lights) they are on from 12:00pm until 11:00pm.
At 1:30pm my left MH bulb comes on. (sunrise)
At 2:00pm my right MH bulb comes on.
At 9:00pm my left MH bulb goes off
At 9:30pm my right MH bulb goes off. (sunset)
My moon lights are LEDs and they are on 24/7
As stated above your tank is not ideal for a reef setup but it can work. I would suggest doing some research on what all is needed to have a health reef before getting too far into the purchasing of equipment. There are a lot of things you will need to consider. Make sure to triple research any piece of equipment before buying it.
I do agree also that hex tanks are not the greatest but as Allen said it can work. A PH pointed to the surface will help with surface aggitation and will help with good gas exchange. You`ll want to make sure you dont have a lid or top. I have some pics of my VHO lights in my images.
Shawn_Schlorff
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
ok i do not know what PH stands for i talk it you don't mean the level i have a filter at the bottom of the tankl flowing up words i have a PS at the top brakeing the surface and a Fluvol 304 in there to. i just put on my aqualight 150W 14000K MH light with cooling fane. but why a lid on the hole thing?
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