What type of lighting do you use?

[bamachamp92]

4 250 watt pheonix 14k metal halides

8 54 watt t5 (4 uv super actimics, 4 geisman blue)

18 1 watt moon lights

 

[SouthernR]

4 x 36" 39 w T5 HO 's 3 URI/UVL super actinics and 1 URI/UVL 14k
over my 46g bow

 

[Lytehouse]

pretty interesting results. I'm pretty surprised by the graph at the top of the thread so far.

 

[shivametimbas]

sundial w/ 150w 14k and 2x32 or 36w actinics(dont remember which) on a 33g oceanic "cube".

stock pc nano-cube (50/50) 2x24w

 

[Reef Pets]

L3 Mini LumenArc Reflectors, 400W CoralVue ballasts and 20K USHIO bulbs.

 

[Poseidon]

Hmm.... That is looking pretty even at the moment, I know I really like my T5 only set up.

 

[cl2ysta1]

2x 400 w 20k radiums with lumenbright reflectors on the big tank
2x250 w 14k Pheonix on my 120
2x150 w halides on the frag tank with one super actinic vho
2x150 w

 

[shred5]

I used to use all halides w/vho actinic but over the last year or so I have switched all my tanks over to t-5...

Dave

 

[scardall]

MH ONLY Versus MH with T-5's Your Chioce WHY???

I'm going to upgrade To ????? MH's or MH's and T-5's . Let me know what you choose and why you did. PLUS Bulb TEMPS.

Thanks ALL

 

[Palancar]

We run metal halides, T-5s, and natural sunlight. All our tanks are in our greenhouse.

 

[dfurbee]

T5's, and I love them!

 

[killingseed2000]

Metal Halide + T-5 , great mix!

 

[moe]

90 gallo9n has 150 12 k mh.55 has t5sand 30 has pc light ooo the 6 galoon has pc lights to. mike and kelly

 

[GotSalt]

T-5 only and love them!

 

[Zoalover34]

Don't laugh but i have mh on half of my tank and pc's on the other half lol! I just keep my sps and higher light needy corals on the mh side and the zoas all over.. im looking for another ballast so that's why im only using 1 as of right now.. i like it tho so thats all that matters! :hammer:

 

[oceanparadise1]

Well right now i use 2x150 Hqis and 2x130pcs over my 55 gallon. i have t5hos, i loved them BUT they dont give me the look i wanted. I LOVE the shimmer effect, so i went back to my hqis. I also noticed WAY more growth with my HQIS then my t5s

 

[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.

I'm now running my new lighting setup and it is simply amazing. Radiums plus T5s and VHOs is a killer combo.

 

[Dr. Frag]

I use 1 metal halide, 8 LEDs, and 4 compact VHOs, works great on my 55gal show tank.

 

[oceanparadise1]

Only one halide? Which side do you have it on? And doesnt that look weird?

 

[ofblong]

I chose another combo because I use a 250w HQI 14000K hamilton bulb with two T5 pro-blue bulbs. Then I have the fishbowlinnovations mooncomputer running two led moonlights for night time. I also have a flourescent bulb with built in reflector on my fuge. now to just get the ls and LR so I can actually use the lighting.