Lighting help.

mariahcolleen · 04/22/2012, 05:16 PM

Hi everyone!
I have a 29 gal with 30lbs of live rock and 30 lbs of live sand. I was wondering what sort of lighting should I upgrade to to be able to keep softies happy (its has been a FOWLR so far). I was thinking about a T5 HO since it is cheaper and doesn't get too hot. Will this be enough light? Any thoughts welcome!

MarkGP · 04/22/2012, 06:01 PM

Yep should be a good choice for softies. Any particular fixture you were looking at?

mariahcolleen · 04/22/2012, 06:21 PM

I was looking at a Coralife 24 inch. It comes with one 10,000k bulb and an actinic. Any difference between an actinic bulb and a moonlight bulb?

04/22/2012, 05:16 PM	#1
mariahcolleen Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Alabama Posts: 100	Lighting help. Hi everyone! I have a 29 gal with 30lbs of live rock and 30 lbs of live sand. I was wondering what sort of lighting should I upgrade to to be able to keep softies happy (its has been a FOWLR so far). I was thinking about a T5 HO since it is cheaper and doesn't get too hot. Will this be enough light? Any thoughts welcome!

04/22/2012, 06:01 PM	#2
MarkGP Why do I do this? Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Bristol, RI Posts: 1,015	Yep should be a good choice for softies. Any particular fixture you were looking at?

04/22/2012, 06:21 PM	#3
mariahcolleen Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Alabama Posts: 100	I was looking at a Coralife 24 inch. It comes with one 10,000k bulb and an actinic. Any difference between an actinic bulb and a moonlight bulb?