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TosT · 02/25/2006, 11:32 PM

Hi. I'm setting up a saltwater fishtank and I'm on a budget, so I can't spend any money on expensive lighting. I'm setting up a 50 gallon and I think I can fit about 5, 36" flourescents on the hood. Of course, they'd have to be N.O. Do I get 6500K Daylight bulbs, 4100K Cool White bulbs, or a combination of both? I plan on starting out with just fish and Live rock, and eventually andding some mushrooms and corals with low lighting requirements. Thanks for your help.

Entropy · 02/25/2006, 11:35 PM

I would go with the 6500k bulbs over the 4100k, but either will work fine for fish only. A nice VHO setup (2x95w) can be had for about $100 though if you want to keep corals.

TosT · 02/26/2006, 09:32 PM

Thanks for your reply. I was hoping to keep some mushrooms and corals with the N.O lighting setup. I've heard that it is possible. So would the Daylights still be better? BTW, I live in Costa Rica and finding lighting such as VHO is hard and the prices are usually prohibitive (for me, at least). Thanks again for your help.

02/25/2006, 11:32 PM	#1
TosT Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 21	NO lighting Hi. I'm setting up a saltwater fishtank and I'm on a budget, so I can't spend any money on expensive lighting. I'm setting up a 50 gallon and I think I can fit about 5, 36" flourescents on the hood. Of course, they'd have to be N.O. Do I get 6500K Daylight bulbs, 4100K Cool White bulbs, or a combination of both? I plan on starting out with just fish and Live rock, and eventually andding some mushrooms and corals with low lighting requirements. Thanks for your help.

02/25/2006, 11:35 PM	#2
Entropy Texas Reefer Join Date: May 2003 Location: Round Rock, TX Posts: 13,656	I would go with the 6500k bulbs over the 4100k, but either will work fine for fish only. A nice VHO setup (2x95w) can be had for about $100 though if you want to keep corals. __________________ Rich Overton 150G cube FOWLR, 30g sump, ReefKeeperII, 3x Koralia 1400's, QuiteOne 3000, Reef Octopus DNWB150, 4x 30w Par38 LED. Current Tank Info: 36x36x27 150g

02/26/2006, 09:32 PM	#3
TosT Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 21	Thanks for your reply. I was hoping to keep some mushrooms and corals with the N.O lighting setup. I've heard that it is possible. So would the Daylights still be better? BTW, I live in Costa Rica and finding lighting such as VHO is hard and the prices are usually prohibitive (for me, at least). Thanks again for your help.