Actinic Lighting

[F.D.S.]

Hi all. Does a reef tank need actinic lights? I have 2 - T8's 5000K
overdriven 4x and 2 actinic T12's overdriven 4x also. I only have some
mushrooms, green star polyps and brown button polyps and they are all doing
great under these lights. I figure what if I just run all 5000K T8's, will
they like that better or are actinics really necessary? TIA.
Fernan

[Steve Sells]

5,000 K color temp? like the 4$ bulbs??

you must be kidding

Steve

"F.D.S." > wrote in message
> Hi all. Does a reef tank need actinic lights? I have 2 - T8's 5000K
> overdriven 4x and 2 actinic T12's overdriven 4x also. I only have some
> mushrooms, green star polyps and brown button polyps and they are all
doing
> great under these lights. I figure what if I just run all 5000K T8's, will
> they like that better or are actinics really necessary? TIA.
> Fernan
>

[F.D.S.]

What do you suggest? 6500K? 10000K? 20000K? If the corals would do better
with these I would be glad to purchase them. Being that I only have
mushrooms, green star polyps and brown button polyps, would the 6500K bulbs
be sufficient or do I need at least the 10000K ones? TIA.
Fernan
"Steve Sells" > wrote in message
ink.net...
> 5,000 K color temp? like the 4$ bulbs??
>
> you must be kidding
>
> Steve
>
> "F.D.S." > wrote in message
> > Hi all. Does a reef tank need actinic lights? I have 2 - T8's 5000K
> > overdriven 4x and 2 actinic T12's overdriven 4x also. I only have some
> > mushrooms, green star polyps and brown button polyps and they are all
> doing
> > great under these lights. I figure what if I just run all 5000K T8's,
will
> > they like that better or are actinics really necessary? TIA.
> > Fernan
> >
>
>

[paulj48]

"F.D.S." > wrote in message
...
> What do you suggest? 6500K? 10000K? 20000K? If the corals would do better
> with these I would be glad to purchase them. Being that I only have
> mushrooms, green star polyps and brown button polyps, would the 6500K
bulbs
> be sufficient or do I need at least the 10000K ones? TIA.


I think if you put all

[paulj48]

"F.D.S." > wrote in message
...
> What do you suggest? 6500K? 10000K? 20000K? If the corals would do better
> with these I would be glad to purchase them. Being that I only have
> mushrooms, green star polyps and brown button polyps, would the 6500K
bulbs
> be sufficient or do I need at least the 10000K ones? TIA.


I think if you put all 5000k lamps in the colour would look a bit to yellow?
Personally I like a 'bluer look' to my tank and I've only got a few soft
corals also and I've got 2 actinics and 2 10000k's

[F.D.S.]

Paul,
Thanks for the advice. I think I will go with that combo.
Fernan
"paulj48" <paulj48at0tmail.c0m> wrote in message
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>
> "F.D.S." > wrote in message
> ...
> > What do you suggest? 6500K? 10000K? 20000K? If the corals would do
better
> > with these I would be glad to purchase them. Being that I only have
> > mushrooms, green star polyps and brown button polyps, would the 6500K
> bulbs
> > be sufficient or do I need at least the 10000K ones? TIA.
>
>
> I think if you put all 5000k lamps in the colour would look a bit to
yellow?
> Personally I like a 'bluer look' to my tank and I've only got a few soft
> corals also and I've got 2 actinics and 2 10000k's
>
>