What type of lighting do you use?

[revhtree Verified Admin]

Just wondering what type of lighting you were using on your main display tank?

 

[Chrissy]

I have a 24 inch sundial t5ho and my husband has a nova extreme t5ho

 

[Russellaqua]

20000K XM MH bulbs with dual-band (420 & 460 nm) CF actinics. It does wonders coloring corals up and bringing out their colors. Main display has a modified Current USA CF fixture. I took out the daylight bulb and replaced it with the MH.

 

[reefboy]

metal halide only but plan to add a LED bar( 4ft)

 

[Znut Reefer]

I use a mix of MH 10K and 20K.

 

[Questin]

I grow my tank full of Zoanthids under two 150watt 14k Phoneix MH, and then two power compact 50/50

I am changing the lights a bit and thats two 150watt 14k Hamilton MH, and then two power compact 10k

 

[Azurel]

I have a 250w 14k Hamilton SE and 2x24'' 24w T-5 Super actinic Rs over my (well will be over) 60g cube....

 

[JGoslee]

I'm using 2-250watt de halides with helios 20k's and 2-39watt T5 super actinics. Both run on icecap ballasts.

 

[FateX8]

2x150w mh and 4x39w t5ho

 

[coral88]

I have 2 x 250w XM 10k halides with 2 x 110w VHO super actinics. Just got two slightly used 400w MHs that I think I'm going to run 14k bulbs in but don't know if I'm going with VHOs or T5s for the actinic. I have 4ft VHOs running in the same room a 4ft T5s and I really cant see a difference.

 

[fade2black]

Aqualight Pro 250W 20k HQI with two 65w PC actinic and moonlights. Everything I need in one package.

 

[rutz81]

20K XM, switching to 20K Radium soon

 

[saltwaternewb]

I am using only CF lighting, 96 watts of 50/50 over my 10g tank. When I get a larger tank I will be using T5's most likely.

 

[Poseidon]

I use ONLY T5, switched from halide/VHO combo. I have an SPS tank, with 4 bulbs on an IC 660, a GE 6.5K, Ati Pro Color, Geismann True actinic, and a geismann actinic plus. I also use a fifth bulb for dawn to dusk, a true actinic on a workhorse 5 ballast.

Works great for me, and the best part is the wattage... 374W for the T5, and 610W for the old metal Halide/VHO combo. Oh, this is on a 4ft 90 gallon tank.

 

[Bdimas]

I just switched to 20k radiums, 1 aquablue+ and one actinic t5's.

 

[momof6kids]

I have 3 250 watt 14K MH and 4 actinic compact fluorescent bulbs.

 

[143gadgets]

Current Tank:

250w Radium 20k
24w URI VHO Super Actinics (2)

New tank:

250w Radium 20Ks (2) on Icecap ballasts
110w URI VHO Super Actinics (2) on Icecap 660
54w ATI B+ W/ Icecap reflectors (2) on Icecap 660

Depending on how it looks. I may change out the B+ for Specials.

 

[revhtree Verified Admin]

Currently I have (2) 250w Hamilton MH's and (2) 110w VHO's.

I am going to switch to a Radium MH and some T-5's soon I hope.

 

[BenJ]

I custom made for both of my 120G each with :
2x 175 Watts MH 14K & 1x 400 Watts 20K
2 X VHO super actinic 110 Watts-T12
2 X HO actinic 54 Watt-T5 on dimmer zone.
Everything is control VIA whole house smart control processor (LiteTouch)
http://www.litetouch.com/content.aspx?pg=5000

 

[TritonsGarden]

Display
dual 250W 12k MH with dual 96W PC actinic in Coralife fixture

Frag #1
8x 36" T5 retro

Frag #2
6x 48" TEK T5

Frag #3
10K 250W MH w/electronic ballast and Lumen Brite mini

Frag #4
10K 250W MH w/electronic ballast and Lumen Brite mini