i have had a sw tank for about a month now and just got to add my cleanup crew because my CYCLE IS FINISHED! my only question is how long should i run my lights for? i have two coralife fixtures with the 50/50 bulbs in them and two individual florescent tubes to light my aquarium. Also would this be considered low light? what type of corals should i keep with these lights?
lights?
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ndepratt
Equipment Junkie
definitely considered low light.
what are you wanting to keep in this aquarium?
is this a 4x2x2 120g?
BTW welcome to the site!
what are you wanting to keep in this aquarium?
is this a 4x2x2 120g?
BTW welcome to the site!
yote
In Memoriam
Glad to know the cycles done.
With the lights you have,you'd pretty much be limited to non-photosynthetic corals.But those are not for the beginners as they need to be fed daily,which leads to more maintance.
With the lights you have,you'd pretty much be limited to non-photosynthetic corals.But those are not for the beginners as they need to be fed daily,which leads to more maintance.
brklyn1980
Reefing newb
Get some T-5's or MH"s if its in your budget
Bifferwine
I am a girl
Unfortunately, your lights are not strong enough to keep any corals. I'd recommend a T5 setup. They are fairly inexpensive (as far as saltwater lighting goes), and you can keep anything you want under them.
the 50/50's are t5s they are half 10,000k and half actinic. i have three 24in bulbs of those. anyway the corals i really like are mushrooms and maybe some anemonies but i would not like to try to keep something that i know would possibly die in my tank. heres a link for the lights that i actually put in my coralife fixtures, these ones were cheaper. Opentip.com: Red Sea Max Replacement 55 Watt 50/50 T5 Lamp
yote
In Memoriam
You dont have no where near enough light for anemones.
Mushrooms,I think you'd alright with.
Mushrooms,I think you'd alright with.
dcantucson
Reef pro
Sell the freshwater stuff and invest it in new saltwater equipment. :lol: :lol:
Good lighting is just not an option!
Good lighting is just not an option!
yote
In Memoriam
Halogen lights wont cut it for corals.Their not the right spectrium.
My actinics come on at 9am HQIs on at 11am and actinics off,HQIs off at 7pm and actinics come on,then actinics off and moon lights on at 9pm
My actinics come on at 9am HQIs on at 11am and actinics off,HQIs off at 7pm and actinics come on,then actinics off and moon lights on at 9pm
so just to make sure i understand you correctly though is it possible to keep anemonies if i had more t-5s or would i need halides for those? also what other types of corals can i keep? also figured out finally here is the list of lights 3 24in T-5s on 65w and two 55w and two T-12s
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mng777777
Shark Wrangler Wannabe
Those T5's you have are unfortunately not what we are referring to here. What you have are PC's (Power Compact).T5 refers to the size of the bulb, however to be more accurate it should have been stated that you need T5HO bulbs. The High Output bulbs are the only alternative to MH's if you want to keep light intensive corals or anemones. Realize that nems are among the most dependent on lighting of all the animals you could put in your tank. If you want to keep nems, you need to consider abandoning your current lighting and getting a complete setup that can provide the lighting that they need. Also nems need a mature tank so plan on waiting at least a year before you add one.
what about these? the 48x8 216w would i need more than this?
http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=3578+3733+16770&pcatid=16770
or number 2:
http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=3578+3733+18700&pcatid=18700
oh and thanks for the help mng777777 i was wondering why my t-5s wouldnt work. thanks for spelling it out for me!
http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=3578+3733+16770&pcatid=16770
or number 2:
http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=3578+3733+18700&pcatid=18700
oh and thanks for the help mng777777 i was wondering why my t-5s wouldnt work. thanks for spelling it out for me!
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dcantucson
Reef pro
yeah what he said, he said ^^^ ^^^ :lol:
dcantucson
Reef pro
I like the second one best. Current is a good brand and that lighting would certainly work.
mng777777
Shark Wrangler Wannabe
The second one is obviously the better choice. It's not that the first one isn't good, but you have a rather deep tank. I would go with the second one for your tank. The first would work great on something like a 75.
