Lighting

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What is the best lighting??
I have orinos and my light is too greenish.
The bulbs are the shape of a U.
 
get some T5
 
if you are on a budget T5 is not necessary. get a regular flourescent houseing and then buy Coralife bulbs. get one 50/50 actinic and daylight and the other do 10000K. this will give nice white light with blueish highlights to give the fish a nice color. this is exactly what i have my tank and it looks great. dont get me wrong T5 is really nice but for soemone that cant spend $150+ at once then this is the way to go. each light is abaout $25 and the houseing is $20.

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t5s are my preference for max lighting but not necessary..


For cichla, if you are trying to bring out their max coloration I recommend a mix of 6500k and 10k lighting. 2 bulbs of each is my preference but again not necessary.
 
bOOsteN aUdI;3398364; said:
t5s are my preference for max lighting but not necessary..


For cichla, if you are trying to bring out their max coloration I recommend a mix of 6500k and 10k lighting. 2 bulbs of each is my preference but again not necessary.
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:iagree::iagree::iagree:HIGHLY!!! I recently took Boostin's advise and now enjoying the GREENS, REDS, GOLDS and especially Blues from my Cichla!!! Thanks again Pete
 
bOOsteN aUdI;3398364;3398364 said:
t5s are my preference for max lighting but not necessary..


For cichla, if you are trying to bring out their max coloration I recommend a mix of 6500k and 10k lighting. 2 bulbs of each is my preference but again not necessary.
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i concur!!!!!!!!! blue lighting does NOTHING for the colors of cichla :)
 
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