lighting help

Billabong_fish

Billabong_fish

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Hey i bought a Aqua One 380 and i want to start a nano reef, but i dont know if the light that is built into it could support coral. The tube says "PL-11W RED/WHITE" and when i turn it on one tube is a pinkish red, and the other is a light green. Is the light ok? thanks.
 
Sorry, I don't think that that is a proper light for a reef...
A proper light should be blue/blueish (actinic) along with a regular white light (10000K). I assume that you are talking about fluorecsents of some sort right? They should be... unless you get fancier lighting.

Also, you want AT LEAST 3 watts of light per gallon (even this is very low, but I got away with 3 wpg in my nano).

Hope this helps a little...
 
It's an 11 watt compact flourescent bulb.
 
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