frag tank lighting

shaggy14 · 01/19/2010, 02:00 AM

im having a frag tank built for next wave and was thinking of going with an 8 bulb tek light. would that be a little overkill? the frag tank is going to be 48lx24wx13t. also the bulb combination i was going to use is
front
ati blue +
procolor
blue +
midday
kz fiji pink
midday
blue+
blue +

think this will look good? going for both par and color.

shaggy14 · 01/19/2010, 10:32 AM

Anyone?

mrbigshot · 01/19/2010, 10:49 AM

they dont make procolors anymore.

shaggy14 · 01/19/2010, 10:56 AM

Maybe another daylight then

mrbigshot · 01/19/2010, 11:22 AM

you must be going off old buld recomdations, the new ge daylights are not likt the old ones. i would drop the pink and use a fiji purple.

i know uvl makes a pink looking bulb but i dont rember what it is.

what look you going for? blue or white.

personally i would run a pair of halides, cheaper to swap bulbs out every year. the phoenix bulbs seem good for a year, that's about $40 a year in bulbs alone ad its cheaper to get into 2 halides. @ 13" deep you don't need much as far as wattage. in the end it all depends on what type of corals you would have in your frag tank.

shaggy14 · 01/19/2010, 03:00 PM

All sps, maybe a few chalices. I have halides over my display but they put off a lot of heat. That's why I was going t5. I don't want it too white or blue. Just nice coloration and growth

shaggy14 · 01/19/2010, 08:59 PM

Ttt

01/19/2010, 02:00 AM	#1
shaggy14 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: denison texas Posts: 620	frag tank lighting im having a frag tank built for next wave and was thinking of going with an 8 bulb tek light. would that be a little overkill? the frag tank is going to be 48lx24wx13t. also the bulb combination i was going to use is front ati blue + procolor blue + midday kz fiji pink midday blue+ blue + think this will look good? going for both par and color. __________________ 215g display, 80g melev sump, 60g melev frag tank, 2x mp40w's, mag 12 return pump, 3 modded 6025, 1 6065, koralia magnum 8, 2x250 phoenix hqi's, 1x250 phoenix SE, 2x160w actinics, MRC dual chamber calcium reactor with Ph controller, MR1 phosban reactor, Red sea ozonizer 200mg/hr with ORP controller, royal exclusive alpha cone 250 skimmer, reefkeeper elite on its way 80+ species of SPS and counting Current Tank Info: 215g display, 60g frag tank, 80g sump

01/19/2010, 10:32 AM	#2
shaggy14 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: denison texas Posts: 620	Anyone? __________________ 215g display, 80g melev sump, 60g melev frag tank, 2x mp40w's, mag 12 return pump, 3 modded 6025, 1 6065, koralia magnum 8, 2x250 phoenix hqi's, 1x250 phoenix SE, 2x160w actinics, MRC dual chamber calcium reactor with Ph controller, MR1 phosban reactor, Red sea ozonizer 200mg/hr with ORP controller, royal exclusive alpha cone 250 skimmer, reefkeeper elite on its way 80+ species of SPS and counting Current Tank Info: 215g display, 60g frag tank, 80g sump

01/19/2010, 10:56 AM	#4
shaggy14 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: denison texas Posts: 620	Maybe another daylight then __________________ 215g display, 80g melev sump, 60g melev frag tank, 2x mp40w's, mag 12 return pump, 3 modded 6025, 1 6065, koralia magnum 8, 2x250 phoenix hqi's, 1x250 phoenix SE, 2x160w actinics, MRC dual chamber calcium reactor with Ph controller, MR1 phosban reactor, Red sea ozonizer 200mg/hr with ORP controller, royal exclusive alpha cone 250 skimmer, reefkeeper elite on its way 80+ species of SPS and counting Current Tank Info: 215g display, 60g frag tank, 80g sump

01/19/2010, 03:00 PM	#6
shaggy14 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: denison texas Posts: 620	All sps, maybe a few chalices. I have halides over my display but they put off a lot of heat. That's why I was going t5. I don't want it too white or blue. Just nice coloration and growth __________________ 215g display, 80g melev sump, 60g melev frag tank, 2x mp40w's, mag 12 return pump, 3 modded 6025, 1 6065, koralia magnum 8, 2x250 phoenix hqi's, 1x250 phoenix SE, 2x160w actinics, MRC dual chamber calcium reactor with Ph controller, MR1 phosban reactor, Red sea ozonizer 200mg/hr with ORP controller, royal exclusive alpha cone 250 skimmer, reefkeeper elite on its way 80+ species of SPS and counting Current Tank Info: 215g display, 60g frag tank, 80g sump

01/19/2010, 08:59 PM	#7
shaggy14 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: denison texas Posts: 620	Ttt __________________ 215g display, 80g melev sump, 60g melev frag tank, 2x mp40w's, mag 12 return pump, 3 modded 6025, 1 6065, koralia magnum 8, 2x250 phoenix hqi's, 1x250 phoenix SE, 2x160w actinics, MRC dual chamber calcium reactor with Ph controller, MR1 phosban reactor, Red sea ozonizer 200mg/hr with ORP controller, royal exclusive alpha cone 250 skimmer, reefkeeper elite on its way 80+ species of SPS and counting Current Tank Info: 215g display, 60g frag tank, 80g sump

01/19/2010, 10:49 AM	#3
mrbigshot Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: mn Posts: 387	they dont make procolors anymore.

01/19/2010, 11:22 AM	#5
mrbigshot Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: mn Posts: 387	you must be going off old buld recomdations, the new ge daylights are not likt the old ones. i would drop the pink and use a fiji purple. i know uvl makes a pink looking bulb but i dont rember what it is. what look you going for? blue or white. personally i would run a pair of halides, cheaper to swap bulbs out every year. the phoenix bulbs seem good for a year, that's about $40 a year in bulbs alone ad its cheaper to get into 2 halides. @ 13" deep you don't need much as far as wattage. in the end it all depends on what type of corals you would have in your frag tank.