refugium lighting

vittoria · 02/07/2009, 03:53 PM

can i go with a 150 halid or t5

johnny1 · 02/07/2009, 03:59 PM

You could go with either but you could also just get a cheap CF spotlight and use that.

vittoria · 02/07/2009, 04:01 PM

would be nice to put corals in it when they nned help ? not doing good ?

johnny1 · 02/07/2009, 04:05 PM

I would go with the T-5 so you want be adding anymore heat. you could build a rack to keep the corals higher in the water.

mfinn · 02/07/2009, 06:39 PM

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Originally posted by vittoria
would be nice to put corals in it when they nned help ? not doing good ?

If you have corals that are not doing good, putting them in your sump wouldn't help them any more than if you left them in the display tank. Plus if it is something that can spread, you'll just be letting it spread back to the display tank through the return pump. Get a q-tank for treating sick corals.

If your looking for a good refugium bulb try this one.

http://www.melevsreef.com/fuge_bulb.html

02/07/2009, 03:53 PM	#1
vittoria Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: ill Posts: 193	refugium lighting can i go with a 150 halid or t5

02/07/2009, 03:59 PM	#2
johnny1 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Meridian Mississippi Posts: 228	You could go with either but you could also just get a cheap CF spotlight and use that.

02/07/2009, 04:01 PM	#3
vittoria Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: ill Posts: 193	would be nice to put corals in it when they nned help ? not doing good ?

02/07/2009, 04:05 PM	#4
johnny1 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Meridian Mississippi Posts: 228	I would go with the T-5 so you want be adding anymore heat. you could build a rack to keep the corals higher in the water.