Sps Keepers

[Chris L]

what do you use for bulbs??

 

[Rays]

I have a 55 with 2 250 10k XM's, and 2 VHO 110 actinics. The color is a nice balance, and my collector frags are really starting to take off.

 

[Chris L]

What Are The Reasons For Your Descision?

 

[GinaD]

I have a "Nova Extreme T-5 lighting fixture" with
"2 x 24w T5 HO Slimpaq 10,000K Daylight,
2 x 24w T5 HO Slimpaq 460nm Actinic,
2 lunar lights"

 

[smcnally]

I'm running
Two 175W 10,000K XM
One 250W 10,000K XM
and Two 80W T5 Actinics

 

[naturebatslast]

2 x 250w XM 10k SE
1 x 65w PC Actinict - tiny bit of color when the lights are on, but more than adequate for dawn and dusk for me. It surprised me what 1 65w PC could do.

 

[Greg Hiller]

10 K for growth combined with 14K for color.

 

[Matt L.]

two 10k with a 20k for color (3MH)

 

[Rays]

What Are The Reasons For Your Descision?

10K = Growth-crisp white, Actinic softens the white and gives it a nice asthetic look.

 

[cobraz]

I have a 65 with 2 250 10k XM's, and 2 T-5 34 Watt actinics. The color is very white, after 6 months my tank raised frags are starting to grow buds and branches. I plan on going to 14k when they need replacing.

 

[joetbs]

2x 150w 6.5k Iwasaki Spots
4x 110w VHO Super Actinic 03
2x 24w 3000k T5

 

[NateHanson]

two 10k with a 20k for color (3MH)

ditto.

 

[dpnshnks]

ditto.

ditto his ditto.

Eric

 

[GinaD]

ditto his ditto.

Eric

Is that legal?

 

[ReeferMedic]

Recently switched out my 10ks for 14ks. I love the color, but it's too early to comment on growth. I don't run actinics.

 

[dpnshnks]

hmm...didn't mean to quote myself in the post.

For clarification
2x250 10k bulbs
1x150 20 bulb

Eric

 

[Rays]

Yuh, but can you trump a ditto with another ditto?

 

[agent6473]

2 x 250W DE Phoenix 14k with no actinics

The color is amazing and I get good growth, but I attribute that mainly to water flow and calcium reactor. If you dont think your corals are growing fast enough, increase your flow.

 

[testhead1313]

I run 2 x 175W Iwasaki 15k "Aqua2" bulbs on IC ballasts with 2 x 39W T5s for supplementation (1 blue+, 1 actinic). Great growth (waaay better than XM 10k, or Ushio, or Hamilton for that matter) which I attribute to the b*tchin' PPFD for these bulbs. On IC ballasts, they run at over 50% efficiency! The oranges, yellows, and greens look great, but the purples are a bit dull.

 

[RobboT]

Is that legal?

I hope so because I would ditto the ditto . . .

when I had the 75g I ran 2x10k and 1x20k because Sanjay said the 10k is best for growth but the 20k makes it look nice and pretty