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April 24th, 2006, 03:27 AM
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lighting 55 gall.
my tank is a standard 55 gallon. my light fixture is4- 54 watt t-5. i've been using 2-10,000k and 2-460nm actinic. would using 3-10,000k and 1-actinic be better for my corals.
Current Aquarium(s) Description: 90 gal. fish w/live rock. 55 gal. reef w/ 40 gal. refugium. Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: 2 years 
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April 24th, 2006, 12:19 PM
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Well it depends.. Can you tell us what type of corals you are growing?
In general I tend to believe that the corals would prefer 6700 -10k light. They seem to grow faster this way. The problem with that though is they usually don't look as colorful and people aren't usually happy with the yellow looking water. My advice would be to use as much 10k as you can, but make sure you are still using enough actinic to enjoy the look of your tank. I just upgraded from a 55 gallon and I ran 2 250 watt HQI 14k bulbs and loved it. Brandon Current Aquarium(s) Description: 92 Gallon Corner, 77 degrees, 800 watts, MR-2R Skimmer, MRC Nilsen, Tunze Stream, Aqua Cont Jr. Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: 6 years
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April 24th, 2006, 10:29 PM
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is your lighting a retro fit in hood if so maybe adding a 175 watt retro halide might be good way to go and this will let upgrade to The SPS you posted about earlier
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April 24th, 2006, 10:44 PM
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they both said what i was going to say 175 watt metal halide 14k will do the job 10k if you want to grow fast and 14k-20k for more color good luck keep us posted
Current Aquarium(s) Description: 70 gallon reef/12gal nano cube Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: 4 years Other Intrests: FISHING,CARS,TANKS,
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April 25th, 2006, 07:23 AM
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My 175 watt 10k from coralife has no yelow at all. I also have a set of 12k from another company, I forget the name. They have a lightly more blue look, but not much to notice.
Current Aquarium(s) Description: Finally my sand, LR and base, and water!!! Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: still lots of reading Other Intrests: cars and fish
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April 29th, 2006, 02:49 AM
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460 nm is blue, 420 nm is atinic. hope this helps. I recommend the true atinic over the blue. good luck.
Current Aquarium(s) Description: 150 gal all glass megaflow Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: 30 yrs Other Intrests: salt water fish and reef subjects
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