Dr Colliebreath
New member
I have an ATI Sunpower with 6 bulbs (48") on a 110 gallon, fish only tank. My bulbs are 3 blue+ (ATI), 1 purple+ (ATI), 1 coral+ (ATI), and a midday (6000K Geisemann).
My light fixture has two channels, with two bulbs on one channel and 4 bulbs on the other. I am thinking of using the following bulb combination and schedule:
1. Lights on at 7:30 am with the 2-bulb channel: 1 blue+ and 1 coral+ for 3.5 hours.
2. At 11 am, switching to the 4-bulb channel - 2 blue+, 1 purple+, and 1 white for 7 hours. The 2 channel bulbs will be off.
3. At 6 pm, back to the 2-bulb channel until 9:30 pm. The 4-channel bulbs will be off.
Do you think this is a good setup to start with or is there a better combination of bulbs?
This is a fish only tank and my only plants are algae that has cropped up the past 6 months (tank has been up 4 years) so I have been turning off all light for 4 hours during the middle of the day.
My light fixture has two channels, with two bulbs on one channel and 4 bulbs on the other. I am thinking of using the following bulb combination and schedule:
1. Lights on at 7:30 am with the 2-bulb channel: 1 blue+ and 1 coral+ for 3.5 hours.
2. At 11 am, switching to the 4-bulb channel - 2 blue+, 1 purple+, and 1 white for 7 hours. The 2 channel bulbs will be off.
3. At 6 pm, back to the 2-bulb channel until 9:30 pm. The 4-channel bulbs will be off.
Do you think this is a good setup to start with or is there a better combination of bulbs?
This is a fish only tank and my only plants are algae that has cropped up the past 6 months (tank has been up 4 years) so I have been turning off all light for 4 hours during the middle of the day.