recommend a bulb pls

[fitti69]

long story short . went on vacation , heater took a crap . onlything to survive are my zoa's , a brain and a few lowly shrooms ( all my sps died ). So im going to go back to what got me hooked on this hobby , zoanthids . I currently have a 400w 20k xm bulb that is long overdue for replacement . what bulb do you guys recommend for zoa's ? 14k ? 20k ? .....

btw , tank is a 32 cube with no sup lighting .

thanks

 

[edwing206]

I'd go with 14k.
And wouldn't a 400w MH keep the tank warm without the heater? Unless the heater heated up too much.

 

[reef fanatic]

Im going to tag along here if possible too. Is 14k the best all around lighting too if you DO have actinic supplements? I currently have 10k for growth, but now I want to get good colors to pop.

Scott
got zoanthids?

 

[jasonj90]

if i was running halides by themself, i would reccommend a 14k. im currently running 14k's and vho actinic. it is a very nice color, however i think my next halide change will be to a 10k since ive got so much actinic already...

 

[fitti69]

so the 14k with no supplemental lighting would still give me enough actinic to make the colors pop ? Which manufacturer ? im running a standard magnetic ballast .

what about a 13k megachrome ?

 

[LoudProudNPunk]

i use a 20k 400 watt metal halide with no supp lighting and like the growth of my zoa, and the colors.

 

[illcssd]

get a radium

 

[fitti69]

hmmmm . ... a radium wont run on a standard magnetic ballast will it ?