2 Atintic bulbs?

True Percula · 01/31/2006, 07:27 AM

Hey i am planning to buy 2x65watts atintic or royal blue pc bulbs..Will my corals be okay with those lighting or should i buy one white one blue?my tank is a 29gal...I am doing this because my ballest only have one switch to turn on both bulbs so i want to get blue cause i like to see that color in my tank.

Don Berry · 01/31/2006, 07:37 AM

You need to get one 10K and one Actinic. The Blue bulbs are not going to put out the right spectrum that the corals need to thrive. The blue bulbs don't have the intensity either.

electric130 · 01/31/2006, 12:04 PM

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Originally posted by Don Berry
You need to get one 10K and one Actinic. The Blue bulbs are not going to put out the right spectrum that the corals need to thrive. The blue bulbs don't have the intensity either.

yep. you need daylights. personally, i'd get 2 daylight PC's and get something else to run actinics (VHO's or T5's) cause PC actinics absolutely suck!

smleee · 01/31/2006, 04:53 PM

Definately one 10K and one actinic. More 10K would be better, but the color would just look awful IMO. You obviously won't be able to keep SPS and if you have LPS, they would need to be at least 1/2 the way up or higher in your tank (2/3 or higher would be best).

eee

01/31/2006, 07:27 AM	#1
True Percula Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Lauderhill,Florida Posts: 716	2 Atintic bulbs? Hey i am planning to buy 2x65watts atintic or royal blue pc bulbs..Will my corals be okay with those lighting or should i buy one white one blue?my tank is a 29gal...I am doing this because my ballest only have one switch to turn on both bulbs so i want to get blue cause i like to see that color in my tank.

01/31/2006, 07:37 AM	#2
Don Berry Registered Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Oswego, IL Posts: 950	You need to get one 10K and one Actinic. The Blue bulbs are not going to put out the right spectrum that the corals need to thrive. The blue bulbs don't have the intensity either.

01/31/2006, 04:53 PM	#4
smleee Registered Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Boise, ID Posts: 1,344	Definately one 10K and one actinic. More 10K would be better, but the color would just look awful IMO. You obviously won't be able to keep SPS and if you have LPS, they would need to be at least 1/2 the way up or higher in your tank (2/3 or higher would be best). eee