Coralife Biocube 29 Lighting question

[bstorer]

The cube comes with a 10k and Actinic. Could I take out the 10k and put another Actinic bulb in, then add daytime LED's in the expansion slots? If possible, is there any advantage to doing this? Would corals grow any better? Thanks in advance!!

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[nanoreefz]

On mine I just added the moon light bars. I don't think an extra actinic bulb will help coral grow any more then the 10k. They grow fine the way the lights are. I took the top off mine and added a kessil a160 with the gooseneck to be able to grow whatever I wanted. A good option if the cube is long term and the light can go with any upgraded tank -


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[sharkiegirl94]

Gotta be careful with trapped heat! I considered doing this but i think a gutted hood and LED retrofit would be better imo...bulbs just produce heat like crazy.

 

[bstorer]

Good point about the heat. Thanks for the info guys

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[mr_X]

Yes, look at this----
Oceanic Biocube 29 Dimmable Retrofit Kit - Rapid LED