Biocube 29 adding LEDs with the pc's

[reefer5060]

Need some help here guys and gals. Budgets kinda low on this one but I want to add an led strip to get some good growth/coror to the tank I want to keep the pcs and just grow some good ole softies.I'm worried about my nice awesome zoa's losing their color...... Cany any one chime in how do the old panorama 8k/actinic look.? Any ideas are welcome.

 

[Mr Coffee]

if you are only using to supplement should see no color loss.

 

[RobinsonFam1]

zoos losing color is more than likely not due to needing supp lighting. its due to one or more of several reasons:

water quality
light bulb spectrum took a dive (how old are bulbs?)
not enough nutrients in water to feed zoos
try feeding the polyps individually.
use a vitamin supplement that is beneficial to corals
too much dissolved organics contaminating the water. need to skim/protien skimmer

this is only a few ideas i have real quick.

HTH!

 

[Jennifier615]

Current puts out a decent compact LED strip for about 50 bucks a 10" strip great for a nano tank