lights

[burden216]

are these kind of lights any good for corals and anemones

 

[ReeferMaddness843]

What size tank? I've seen lots of nanos run the par 38 bulbs and be very successful.

 

[burden216]

i got a 55 half of it light with a 180 watt box led full spectrume other half of tank only has aquarion for low to meduim light corals was thinkn 2 for the other side of my tank

 

[burden216]

 

[burden216]

the algea all gone now i built a algea scrubber diy

 

[burden216]

i had a 40 gallon breeder for 8 months then switched all when i moved bought new dry sand use 2 cups old then all old rocks and old water and some new been up and running 4 months now everything good so far

 

[ReeferMaddness843]

Just made a tank switch myself this pst weekend from an acrylic standard 90 to a shallow rimless 80. Not an easy chore. But, I did get to do almost everything I wish I had done on my first tank. I'm sure there's something I forgot but will remember as soon as I need it.
I'm not sure honestly on penetration depth on the par 38 so I'll leave that to someone else to answer.

 

[burden216]

ok thanks you got a pic of ur tank?

 

[ReeferMaddness843]

Of course.

 

[burden216]

nice so what kind of lights are those?

 

[ReeferMaddness843]

Thanks! Kessil a160we, I ran them with 4xt5 on my 90, but with the 80 only being 16" deep and getting a full spread, I think it'll work without the t5s. We shall see though.

nice so what kind of lights are those?

 

[burden216]

nice iam stickn withh 55 for a while lol i keep lookn at bigger tanks i just think i am gonna wait little bit keep iching was thing a 90 but still gonna wait all other fish i like are agessive so i gotta plain for aggressive tank

 

[burden216]

i have some t5 do you think more lights up put on the tank the better to get the output you want like if my leds for low light and so is my t5s will it equal out to be meduim high?

 

[ReeferMaddness843]

Adding the t5s will definitely increase par given the right bulbs and/or fixture/reflectors are used if added to the LED

 

[burden216]

ok sorry to bug you one more ?? is blue better for corals iam realy just intrested in my anemone but i figure if lights good for coral it should be good for my bta so if i put 2 blues in the fixture or one white one blue better my leds got idk the white but 4 blue and 4 red

 

[burden216]

i dont think i like the red it seems like my light has more yellow look to it

 

[ReeferMaddness843]

No bother at all. Could talk about reefs all day. Just ask my wife.
What is the current kelvin value for that light? What type of light? You saying more of a yellow leads me to believe it may be on the lower end of that scale. I've had great success with the ATI bulbs for my reef. I had 4 bulbs and ran 2 blue+, 1 purple+, and one coral+. The blue+ are very nice. Great coloration but not "too blue" when paired with a whiter source as well

 

[burden216]

am not sure bout leds it said for low to meduim light corals and my t5 is for meduim as well i beleave its 36 inch coral life its got 2 21 watt bulbs one white one blue am gonna put new ones in it i had it on my 40 but up graded to 55 or should i go with the ones i was askn bout the e27 i like the pupler look just didnt know what bulb it is and if its good for corals

 

[ReeferMaddness843]

At 21 watts, those aren't the high output t5 fixtures. Unsure on their lighting ability as I've never used one and don't want to offer incorrect advice. Same with the e27. No personal experience. But, as long as proper spectrum and par, things should go well.

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

No bother at all. Could talk about reefs all day. Just ask my wife.