I am still working on my 180 build the stand and canopy are finished and about to be stained. The question I have or the opinion Im looking for is about lighting. How many 96 watt bulbs would be considered high lighting 2-4-6-8 and how long should they be on for and should the color temp change( a couple 6700 and a couple 10000 ) I am at the point of mounting lighting in the canopy and only want to do this once. The tank will have a bed of flourite and presserized C02.
Lighting Question/Opinion
- Thread starter zigis
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Well, personally I wouldn't use PC bulbs, I'd use T5HO, but if you already have them or are dead set on it, I go with 4x96w of PC. That will give you plenty of light.
You can throw in another 2x96w in there if you want it for a mid day burst, but I wouldn't run it for more than a couple of hours.
If you want to go T5HO you could do 6x39w, or 8x39w for the midday burst.
You can throw in another 2x96w in there if you want it for a mid day burst, but I wouldn't run it for more than a couple of hours.
If you want to go T5HO you could do 6x39w, or 8x39w for the midday burst.
I'm getting ready to build a hood and plan on using 6x96 watt pc with ahsuppy reflectors. I have a coralife 2x96 with 6700k 's and compared the color to a 55 watt ahsuppy 6700k and the coralife ones looked more yellow. I am going to remove the ballasts from the coralife and set the lighting up with hangers and reflectors from ahsupply. As far as the color combo , I am going to see if the ahsupply bulbs at 6700k are white enough by themselves , otherwise I am going to stick in some 10,000k 's. My tank is a 125 , 6 ft long.
Sounds good, I have four 6500 k bulbs and two 420/460 sun pac bulbs. I was thinking about starting in the morning with the two 420/460 bulbs then having the 6500 come on later and stay on for 8 to 10 hours. I was not sure if I should stagger all three ballast. Also should I drop the 420/;460 and add 10000k bulb for a nice blast of afternoon light.