Lighting For Fronts

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Pisces

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Jan 7, 2009

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What type of bulbs bring out the most color in Front's?

 

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Charles d

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not the hood

Jan 7, 2009

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ht eones you plug in the wall lol

 

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Pittbull

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Jan 7, 2009

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I use coralife compacts with one bulb 6700K and another bulb blue actinic brings out the blues nicely or one of those 50/50 deals still same ratio you could even go with a 10,000K bulb as well depending on height of tank..

 

Danger_Chicken

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Jan 7, 2009

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Check out the tank of the month winner for November - will hayward (?) he is using Double Coralife T5 36" (10k, Actinic).

 

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MyJohnson

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Jan 8, 2009

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they are deep water fish......i think they look best under room lighting.

 

mike dunagan

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Jan 8, 2009

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I use single blub 10,000K one on each end of the 135 with no light in the middle

 

Muske

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Jan 9, 2009

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3 Lights Mike?

 

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junglej

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appleton,wi

Jan 9, 2009

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3? i think one on each end would be 2, sorry, thanks though, made me chuckle

 

mike dunagan

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It can have three, but I do not keep a light in the middle spot. 3 across, lol

 

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Jan 9, 2009

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I like my front tank a little dark... but when I take photos I use 2 10,000k. plus extra room lights..