Lighting for corals and frags

[cmj15]

I have a few bulbs from the Hagen glo series and was wondering which combination would be best for growing corals. The bulbs are T5ho in the marine-glo which is the acintic or however you spell it, the power-glo with a 10,000k rate, and the life-glo which is 6,500k.

 

[TMartinez]

Actinic give the deep blue color needed for coral found deeped down the reef. The white 10k gives the rest of the color spectrum. A combination of 10k and actinic is the most common for coral growth. The 6500k is common for plant growth

 

[rainmkr07]

Actinic give the deep blue color needed for coral found deeped down the reef. The white 10k gives the rest of the color spectrum. A combination of 10k and actinic is the most common for coral growth. The 6500k is common for plant growth

Agreed. A nice mix of 10k and actinic is common for growth and color. More color would be more actinic (20k) bulbs.