lighting requirements

[ihavtats29]

best location for PPE's and Rainbow zoa's

tank is a 56gal tall

lighting 1)250 watt de halide phonex 20k and 1)150 watt de 20k unknown bulb will be a 20k phionex or ushio in the future when i can get a bulb

current placement on bottom of tank under the 250 de

 

[650-IS350]

low light on the ppe

rainbows low/mid up to high as long as its gradually acclimated and move up gradually.

 

[ihavtats29]

cool thanks ill get the ppe's moved

 

[650-IS350]

I've had multiple frags of PPE's and from what I know they don't like being moved around a lot. So once I find a place where they remain open and I get some type of reproduction from them. I leave them be, and I try NOT to frag them.

 

[ihavtats29]

i started only 1 polup and had it grew 1 after about a month under t-5's but the tank split a seam on sunday so we upgraded my wifes 20 tall nano to a 56 tall. are a bit po'd right now from the move but are starting to open up, ill get them some shade i waited 5 years to get a frag of these and i got these on trade from a friend for some envy reds

 

[650-IS350]

love the bike btw

 

[ihavtats29]

lol me too i wish it was mine its a west coast chopper cfl hardtail