lighting for qt

Tyler6508 · 09/10/2008, 06:10 PM

i'm guessin a qt is a quarantined tank. i got a 20 gallon tank and i'm lookin for a good enough lighting fixture for fish and anenomes and corals. not sure what to get. cant afford metal halides. so i was hopin to find some t-5 lighting. just not sure what would be strong enough. help asap

Fish_wiz2 · 09/10/2008, 06:30 PM

well really ya really don't QT corals for long (IMO barely a day) but fish i understand and prefer NO florescent bulbs so they can tell day and night

reefnetworth · 09/10/2008, 06:36 PM

your QT should be set-up exactly as your display, minus some of the aqua-scaping.
that also includes "ALL" of your parameters!

firebirdude · 09/10/2008, 06:56 PM

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Originally posted by reefnetworth
your QT should be set-up exactly as your display, minus some of the aqua-scaping.
that also includes "ALL" of your parameters!

That would include lighting too then correct?

This is a good question.

SWINGRRRR · 09/10/2008, 06:59 PM

I'm no expert, but I use no lights, until towards the end of QT. Just ambient room lighting.

HaleMoana · 09/11/2008, 11:13 AM

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Originally posted by reefnetworth
your QT should be set-up exactly as your display, minus some of the aqua-scaping.
that also includes "ALL" of your parameters!

I respectfully disagree. QT does not require the same lighting as your display. They will be OK for a day or two. Then slowly acclimate them to your display tank by mounting them low and then gradually moving them higher. A frag rack is great for this. Just take a piece of eggcrate and attach it to a couple magnets or magfloat. Then just slide it up the glass a few inches each day to acclimate it to the new lighting.

Now, a frag tank is a different story. A frag tank should be set-up as close to your display as possible including lights.

09/10/2008, 06:10 PM	#1
Tyler6508 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Salem, Va Posts: 136	lighting for qt i'm guessin a qt is a quarantined tank. i got a 20 gallon tank and i'm lookin for a good enough lighting fixture for fish and anenomes and corals. not sure what to get. cant afford metal halides. so i was hopin to find some t-5 lighting. just not sure what would be strong enough. help asap

09/10/2008, 06:30 PM	#2
Fish_wiz2 Mangroves are kool. Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Chicago Posts: 5,246	well really ya really don't QT corals for long (IMO barely a day) but fish i understand and prefer NO florescent bulbs so they can tell day and night __________________ -The Wiz Current Tank Info: Elos Mini Seahorse Tank, 2500 gallon Koi pond

09/10/2008, 06:36 PM	#3
reefnetworth Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 3,810	your QT should be set-up exactly as your display, minus some of the aqua-scaping. that also includes "ALL" of your parameters! __________________ GIVE A MAN A FISH, YOU FEED HIM FOR A DAY. TEACH A MAN TO FISH, HE FEEDS HIMSELF FOR LIFE. (NEVER, underestimate another man's greed) Current Tank Info: SPS dominated barebottom display with BB sump since 2005, most consistant parameters in 19+ years of reefkeeping.

09/10/2008, 06:59 PM	#5
SWINGRRRR Premium Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Pcola FL Posts: 2,504	I'm no expert, but I use no lights, until towards the end of QT. Just ambient room lighting. __________________ Have you ever tried to hold a monkey still if it is not drunk ~ insteng Current Tank Info: 45gal Rimless mixed reef--SWC 150BMK--2xMP10ESW--Giesemann 150W HQI