How do you light your bin?

Fish n' Frags · Jan 16, 2009

For anyone that uses the RK Bin 48 x 42 x 28?? or something similar, how are you lighting these? I've been using a 400W Radium in a Lumen Max Elite reflector for all of my bins and i'm just not thinking its enough light spread or penetration. Is anyone using some other lighting that works well.

kgross · Jan 16, 2009

With just 1 400 watt bulb over something 48x42, you are not going to get great spread or intensity. How deep do you have the corals in the bin? Can you put them all near the surface so you don't need as much intensity?

Ultimateaquariums · Jan 16, 2009

What is a RK Bin? A stock tank of some sort?

I've kept a single 400 watt radium or XM 20K over 4' x 4' coral systems. As stated you just need to have the corals near the top. I used a Luminarc reflector which spread the light.

Fish n' Frags · Jan 16, 2009

http://www.rk2.com/

RK2 is the company that builds out some of the wholesale systems. Its basically just a stock bin or cereal bin, yes.

Yeah, switched over to running 2 - 400s over them now so we'll see if that is any better. I don't know why it bothers me as the corals are all growing and coloring up well but i just didn't feel like it was enough. I'm lighting one of our bins with just T5's so i think i'm going to raise the corals up near the surface more.

Thanks for the input.