Chaotic Reefer4u
♥Acropora Aficionado♥
10k, 14k, 20k, i want growth and color, please let me know, thanx in advance.
what halide bulb is best for acropora corals...
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Chaotic Reefer4u
♥Acropora Aficionado♥
thanx ti, and why do you say this...
PITSTOP
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It all depends.
Some experts recommend 6K plus actinics, I prefer 10K plus VHO SuperActinics.
I tried 14K's and was not pleased - I went back to my personal favorite combo for growth and color - 2x250 HQI 10K Aqualine's plus 2x110 VHO Super Actinics.
Again, 6,000K's will likely produce the most rapid growth, all you need to do is add adequate supplementation for pleasing colors to the human eye.
Some experts recommend 6K plus actinics, I prefer 10K plus VHO SuperActinics.
I tried 14K's and was not pleased - I went back to my personal favorite combo for growth and color - 2x250 HQI 10K Aqualine's plus 2x110 VHO Super Actinics.
Again, 6,000K's will likely produce the most rapid growth, all you need to do is add adequate supplementation for pleasing colors to the human eye.
Chaotic Reefer4u
♥Acropora Aficionado♥
thanx all...
clkwrk
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I love my 14k phx. I get great colors and good growth IMO. However these have been the only lights above my sps . Except my older sps which have been un lots of halides but never in the enviroment they are in now so I can't compare.
I can say that I wish some things would slow down in growth . They are turning me in to a jungle.
opps I forgot my PHX are on icecap ballasts and the 2 95w vho's I have make no difference in the color when the halides are on .
The 14k phx make a perfect color IMO even without atinic. A very nice crisp white with a tinge of blue .
I can say that I wish some things would slow down in growth . They are turning me in to a jungle.
opps I forgot my PHX are on icecap ballasts and the 2 95w vho's I have make no difference in the color when the halides are on .
The 14k phx make a perfect color IMO even without atinic. A very nice crisp white with a tinge of blue .
ReeferMonkey
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Coralvue 10K Reeflux
Brings out excellent colors and gets decent PAR. Plenty of threads around on them right now.
Brings out excellent colors and gets decent PAR. Plenty of threads around on them right now.
manderx
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i haven't crammed in my actinics yet, but i just got some of the new iwasaki14 (aqua2) and i think them plus actinics will be the lighting to beat. they are only 175w at the moment, but andy at icecap seems to have talked them into releasing it in higher wattages later this year.
they are the brightest (per watt) and whitest bulb out there. they are so white and the spectrum so balanced that they don't really cause any fluorescence (which is why most will want some actinics on there too).
i had them up on my tank for ~2 weeks before a rough move last week. the corals looked like they were responding very well before the move. i'll be awhile before my corals recover from the move, it didn't go so well and i lost a few things, many more are barely holding on.
they are the brightest (per watt) and whitest bulb out there. they are so white and the spectrum so balanced that they don't really cause any fluorescence (which is why most will want some actinics on there too).
i had them up on my tank for ~2 weeks before a rough move last week. the corals looked like they were responding very well before the move. i'll be awhile before my corals recover from the move, it didn't go so well and i lost a few things, many more are barely holding on.
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