Bulb selection help.

synofreak · 01/19/2008, 08:10 PM

Hello all, I've just rescently built a hood, and I,m retroing it with what lights/epuipment I have available, and what I can get cheap. I've got a 4x54 T5 with 2 10K white and 2 10K blue coming soon. With the space left available I can reto in a "shoplight" that is ODNO florescent T8 or T12 for 2 bulbs and also can get 1 more T12 NO(might still have ballast for ODNO). Here are the basically new bulbs I own as of now. T8 are 1-5K and 2 6.5K 32W. T12 are 1- 10k CORALIFE and 1 Acitnic 03 Coralife. The T5's are the 2-10K white and 2- 10K blue?(not sure if acitnic or not, I doubt). I imagine I need to get maybe 1-2 bulbs, but not sure what ones. Setup will be front to back= 1 x T12 NO or ODNO, 4 x T5(54) light fixture, and 2 x T8 or T12 ODNO. What might be my best lamp setup? Tank is 120g 60"x18"x26". Was FOWLR for awhile with a few Shrooms and polyps limping along on a mere 40 watts florescent. Now has Bubble Tip anemone also. 160+lbs LR estimated. Self contained tank. Sorry, I'm a cheap, african cichlid/synodontis catfish keeping, freshwater guy. Thanks for any help.

01/19/2008, 08:10 PM	#1
synofreak Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Rockford,IL Posts: 739	Bulb selection help. Hello all, I've just rescently built a hood, and I,m retroing it with what lights/epuipment I have available, and what I can get cheap. I've got a 4x54 T5 with 2 10K white and 2 10K blue coming soon. With the space left available I can reto in a "shoplight" that is ODNO florescent T8 or T12 for 2 bulbs and also can get 1 more T12 NO(might still have ballast for ODNO). Here are the basically new bulbs I own as of now. T8 are 1-5K and 2 6.5K 32W. T12 are 1- 10k CORALIFE and 1 Acitnic 03 Coralife. The T5's are the 2-10K white and 2- 10K blue?(not sure if acitnic or not, I doubt). I imagine I need to get maybe 1-2 bulbs, but not sure what ones. Setup will be front to back= 1 x T12 NO or ODNO, 4 x T5(54) light fixture, and 2 x T8 or T12 ODNO. What might be my best lamp setup? Tank is 120g 60"x18"x26". Was FOWLR for awhile with a few Shrooms and polyps limping along on a mere 40 watts florescent. Now has Bubble Tip anemone also. 160+lbs LR estimated. Self contained tank. Sorry, I'm a cheap, african cichlid/synodontis catfish keeping, freshwater guy. Thanks for any help.