Adding light with CFL coils?

[old 5k0ol]

Could I use cfl coils to add some extra light for my two corals?
I'm running a coralife aqualight t5 fixture. I was going to add two clamp lights with 26watt CFL bulbs, 6500k.

 

[little_fish]

I dont think that is going to help your corals much, i dont think CFL bulbs will put out enough useful wavelength for coral growth

 

[Sir Alex]

+1 Little Fish.

It would probably just cause algae growth.

 

[Lizardgi]

Look into a Par38 LED Reef Blub!

 

[fastrd400]

Wrong color lighting for your tank. The Par 38 bulbs you can pick up fairly cheap, and are really nice bulbs.

 

[little_fish]

these look pretty legit: Stunner LED Strips - 6watt, 12in. - Modular LED Lighting - Products

 

[Lizardgi]

Haha, I said blub.

 

[old 5k0ol]

thanks for all the suggestions, this is an efficient method of research. anyone know if I can buy an electric fan to add to my coralife fixture. it has two ports but only one fan. sounds dumb to me.

 

[bjohanson1234]

Open up the fixture. See what voltage it is running. If it is 12v DC, you could probably find one the right size at a computer store.

Warning!!!!!

Opening your fixture will most likely void any warranty and ALWAYS unplug the fixture before you work on it.

 

[old 5k0ol]

i did look at the fan its 12vdc 2.74... sumthing. how would i attach it? splice it in?

 

[old 5k0ol]

I checked out your options and they're too pricey for me. any twist bulbs that would be beneficial?

 

[Lizardgi]

What corals do you have and what lights do you currently have? No squiggly twist bulbs will work to light corals (that I know of). All you are going to do is promote a huge algae outbreak.

 

[old 5k0ol]

i have coralife aqualight. 4 t5's, 2 daylight, 2 actinic, 4 moonlight LED's. 75g with a frogspawn and a kenya tree.