What type of lighting do you use?

What type of lighting do you use on your main display tank?

  • Metal Halide Only

    Votes: 95 18.6%
  • VHO Only

    Votes: 8 1.6%
  • T-5 Only

    Votes: 125 24.5%
  • Compact Fluorescent Only

    Votes: 26 5.1%
  • LED (solaris)

    Votes: 6 1.2%
  • Metal Halide + VHO

    Votes: 51 10.0%
  • Metal Halide + Compact Fluorescent

    Votes: 52 10.2%
  • Metal Halide + T-5

    Votes: 121 23.7%
  • Another Combo (Please Elaborate in Thread)

    Votes: 26 5.1%

  • Total voters
    510
3x 250 watt halides, 12x39w t-5 and 2x54w T-5 over my 180 I'm building
 
2 400 watt halides and vhos on my 240 and the 29 has a 250 radium and a led for mood lighting.
 
I have two BC29 both are open top and are mixed reefs. I have a nova extreme pro 6 bulb on one and a 150w sunpod pheonix 14k I think the both have there + and -
 
ATI Sunpower 6x54 & ATI Sunpower 6x39 over a 7" Tank. I would love to add 12k Led spotlights for shimmer when they finally make em.

Bulb Combo:

ATI Blue+
UVL Tru Actinic
ATI Blue+
KZ Fiji Purple
ATI Blue+
ATI Blue+
 
2 250w MH's with 3 16" blue actinic led strips
I notice my corals (zoas and softies) seem to be reaching up should I take this as not enough light? I increased my time to 8hrs on the MH's

this is on a 120 gallon tank
I would really like to switch over to LED's this year at tax time. gota research how much and how many though.
 

IF YOU HAD TO TAKE A REEFING EXAM, WOULD YOU PASS?

  • Yes!

    Votes: 32 45.7%
  • Not yet, but I have one that I want to buy in mind!

    Votes: 9 12.9%
  • No.

    Votes: 26 37.1%
  • Other (please explain).

    Votes: 3 4.3%
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