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Unread 02/07/2014, 08:59 PM   #1
Liverocknroll
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Lighting 90 gallon

2 Halide 150w 20k and 4 t5 bulbs good enough for coral growth?


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Unread 02/07/2014, 09:58 PM   #2
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would the t5s be actinic? that may be too much blue. bump the halide wattage to 250w each and reduce the kelvin to 12 or 14k


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Unread 02/08/2014, 12:00 AM   #3
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That should be enough to grow anything as long as you're using good reflectors. If I could make a recommendation go with the Phoenix 14k bulbs. They are very blue and have more output then most 20k bulbs. For T5HO bulbs check out ATI's line.
I like a lot of blue so 2 Coral Plus bulbs and 2 True Actinic bulbs would give that affect. But like I said I like a lot of blue.

http://www.atinorthamerica.com/bulbs.php


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Unread 02/08/2014, 04:55 PM   #4
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the halides are suppose to be blue, they have a light tinting of blue on them while the t5s are all actinic, I have a blotched anthias so the white I get from the halides is welcomed due to blue washing out that fishes true colors.


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