Lighting At The Coral Facility

[gbcichlids]

I have noticed at the top of the different pages of the Divers Den it states,
"All images shown on this page are taken from above, illuminated under 20K 400 Watt Metal Halide lighting. "
Why 20K?
Are all the coral tanks light with 20K halides?

Curious because I am upgrading my reef lighting from power compacts to metal halide and not sure on the color bulbs I want.
A lot of reefcentralers really like 14K and icecap 660 ballasts.

Thanks,
Randy

 

[dfs/la2]

Gbcichlids,

Thank you for your inquiry. The coral specimens kept at our Aquaculture Coral and Marine Life Facility are placed under IceCap 400-Watt Double-ended metal halide systems. Bulb intensities used in the holding areas include 10K, 14K and 20k. Further technical information on our Aquaculture Coral and Marine Life Facility is shown here.

Mike S.
LiveAquaria
Drs. Foster and Smith

 

[mic209]

I was trying to find that information forever. How come there is no direct link on the liveaquaria site to that info?

 

[dfs/la2]

mic209,

Thank you for your question. The direct link to information about our Aquacultured Coral and Marine life facility can be found at the following link:

http://www.liveaquaria.com/general/general.cfm?general_pagesid=377

This link can be found on the Diver's Den page on our website when you click on the words "state-of-the-art Aquaculture Coral & Marine Life Facility".

Tina
Live Aquaria
Drs. Foster and Smith

 

[mic209]

Thank you... A clear link on the Homepage would help a lot of other customers.