got2envy's 46 Bow front with DIY foam/rockwall
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Question, comment first: Great tank! Now question: where did you get the plastic grill-type material?
It's called egg create and used in recessed light fixtures. You can get it at your home improvement store.
My Duncans
pink and green zoas...one of my first frags from 2 yrs ago
My weeds lol..green tipped colt, with the new light the mother colony has turned pale green
FTS
pink and green zoas...one of my first frags from 2 yrs ago
My weeds lol..green tipped colt, with the new light the mother colony has turned pale green
FTS
Actually I took 2 bulbs out because some stuff was looking a lil' unhappy, everything is much happier now...i don't have any SPS so I figured I would cut the amount of light...so I do believe you can have too much light sometimes depending on the corals you are keeping
thanks for the information. Also I have a question on the lower wattage bulbs, do they have a longer live span tan the higher wattage bulbs? I had been looking into a light system that has 8 bulbs w/total wattage of 420 watts, they person said the life was 20,000 hrs and bulb replacement would be about $10 ea/ 6500k ( I believe . This just sounded a little too good.
are you talking PC's? with reef tanks the watt per gallon rule really doesn't work, it is the amount of PAR that the corals get
PAR
The expression Photosynthetically Active Radiation, often abbreviated PAR (sometimes shown as Photosynthetic Photon Flux (PPF)), designates the spectral range of solar light from 400 to 700 nanometers that is useful in the process of photosynthesis
Most T-5's last 18 months if they are not overdriven, PC's last about 8-12 months and MH bulbs can last from 8-12 months but change color after burning a long time.
$10 sound kinda cheap haha 6500k is a very yellow bulb and is used for growth mostly...your gonna want some actinic (blue) in there and I am sure those bulbs are more money
HTH
PAR
The expression Photosynthetically Active Radiation, often abbreviated PAR (sometimes shown as Photosynthetic Photon Flux (PPF)), designates the spectral range of solar light from 400 to 700 nanometers that is useful in the process of photosynthesis
Most T-5's last 18 months if they are not overdriven, PC's last about 8-12 months and MH bulbs can last from 8-12 months but change color after burning a long time.
$10 sound kinda cheap haha 6500k is a very yellow bulb and is used for growth mostly...your gonna want some actinic (blue) in there and I am sure those bulbs are more money
HTH
