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02/22/2009, 07:00 PM
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spiral compact florecent
anyone tried to grow any corals or any livestock with those spiral light bulbs
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02/22/2009, 07:04 PM
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Carpe Noctem!!!
 
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Location: Western Colorado
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Many people grow macro under them (myself included) I'm sure you could support some other lower light demanding livestock as well, but the color is rather poor for a display IMO.
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02/22/2009, 07:40 PM
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also going too use actinics just curious if things will grow under these bulbs
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02/22/2009, 08:06 PM
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i use them in my sump. i know they grow coraline,xenia,and mangroves.........
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02/22/2009, 08:23 PM
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i used to run two in a stock plastic hood on my first ten gal. i kept shrooms and zoas alive with a little growth but its hard to find bulbs that arent really yellow. cheap to replace them though !
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02/23/2009, 07:07 PM
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thanks for the help i will post pics soon
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