Lighting

[Dixon81]

I'm curious to find out what everyone uses for lighting on there fw tanks. I have 2-3' double bulb flourescent 1 sun glow and 1 blue bulb. Im looking to change things up.. Any suggestions. I may buy t-5's. are they worth it for fw?

 

[heavyhitter]

I'm curious to find out what everyone uses for lighting on there fw tanks. I have 2-3' double bulb flourescent 1 sun glow and 1 blue bulb. Im looking to change things up.. Any suggestions. I may buy t-5's. are they worth it for fw?

Im not sure what you mean by a 'blue bulb'? Actinic? 10,000k? 20,000k?

T-5's will be a waste unless you are needing it for plants.

No need for that much lighting for a fish only tank. Infact your fish would probably be less happy in bright light.

For my fresh water I use 5000-6500k lightings in a T-8 bulb.

When I did salt I used 10k Metal Halids, and actinic 420nm compacts

With my Orbit fisture I used combo actinic3/460nm and combo 6700/10k daylights.

 

[FSM]

I use T8 fluorescents, except one 29 which has a T5HO light because its going to be planted. 18,000k bulbs are my favorite.

 

[packer43064]

Walmart bulbs.

 

[Dixon81]

Sorry the blue bulb is 10k

 

[COLDasICE]

T8 18K hagen aqua-glo's. I don't like "yellow" spectrum bulbs. There 10 bucks each locally... They are more bright white than blue to me.

http://www.fish.com/itemdy00.asp?T1=701750+030&Cat=

 

[meanbestorque]

7000K and 18000K variation is always a nice mix

 

[HarleyK]

Howdy,

Coralife Freshwater Aqualight on my planted show tanks. Sera fluorescent bulb on my other.

HarleyK