Lights?

[KingConch]

would these three lights be good for a 30 gallon, im looking to keep lots of zoas, mushrooms, a toadstool, a colt coral, and maybe some LPS

T5 14000K 34" 39w/60w [75% Blue - 25% White]

T5 Super Actinic 34" 39w/60w

T5 Actinic White 34" 39w/60w

on a T5-HO (39w)

is that too much actinic?

 

[Cheech]

with three lights as an option, I'd go for 2X 10k lights and 1X attinic.


keep in mind, the lower your kelvin, the yellower the light, but the better for coral growth. The higher the K, the whiter/bluer the light is, nicer to look at, but not as beneficial for your corals.

I think 2 10ks and 1 attinic would be a good balance

 

[got2envy]

If it is a 2 bulb fixture def do 1x 10000k and 1x super actinic
what fixture are you using?

 

[Fishieness]

I would try an aquablue plus instead of the actinic white. And the UVL 14K is more of a 420 nm actinic.

 

[Amphiprion]

ATI's Aquablue Special is a great daylight bulb, as is GE's 6500K bulb. IMHO, the latter washes things out a bit less. The ATI Blue Plus bulb is also a great blue bulb, with plenty of intensity (it isn't an actinic, though).

 

[KingConch]

its a 39w ballast three bulbs. what would give me the best growth?

 

[Amphiprion]

Those bulbs are roughly the same in terms of intensity (with the GE bulb being the brightest). It would really depend upon what kind of coloration you'd want. If you don't mind bluer tanks, then the 2 B+ and one Aquablue or GE would work great. Or, if you prefer a whiter look (but you'll lose some of the green coloration in corals), then I'd use a combo of the Aquablue and GE with one B+. Again, they are all very bright bulbs, so I don't think you'll see a huge difference between them beyond coloration.