What type of lighting are you using for FOWLR

[Don424]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7176088#post7176088 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by ReefWaters
That should be just fine. I ran NO for many a year when I first got into the hobby. I even ran them on a mixed softy reef and did just fine. So you know, the 6700 will be as yellow if not more yellow than the 50/50 you have. 03 Actinic is VERY blue/purple by itself. I would go with a 10K and an 03. You can also look around some more. They make a lot of "fish only" options in NO bulbs. They have colors that the MFG claims will bring out the colors in your fish. But you should be safe and happy with the 10K/03 option.

As for being able to view the blue only at night. Do you have a hood or are you just sitting the light fixtures on top of the tank? If you have a hood, you can retro the NO bulbs with two or more ballasts from HD on different timers to turn on the blue only in the morning and at night. If you dont have a hood, you could spend a little more money and buy two separate strips so they will be on different timers. You could always just add another PC strip as well and switch out the bulbs to the colors you want.

Let me know if any of this didnt make sense or if you have any more questions.

Thanks Reefwater for your reply.

I have 2 glass versa tops on my Oceanic 75g right now. Plus I have a nice wood canopy that came with my setup that my wife is bugging me to put back on because she doesn't like the look of the the PC light on the stands sitting on the tank and no canopy
(I admit, I like the canopy too). Yes I understand what you're saying about the retro fit or using 2 single strips vs 1 with 2 bulbs. That's an idea(2 singles)........I'll have to measure the top area and get the dimesnions from a catalog on the single strips. You're right on the 6500k being yellow.......10,000k would be much better. I was looking at those T-5's......Satellite has one but I think they're overkill.............right? The 2 single or the All glass twin tube I think would work just fine.

 

[geppert]

2 30w super blue actinic
3 400w mh 2 10k and 1 20k
I have 150lb lr I have been watching sps grow for the last 3 months that was on the live rock.
I would have never known this was on the rock if it were not for the lighting.
I also have caluper and saw blade algae algae that looks like a fern leaf. I am constantly trimming this back but the copperbanded loves it.

 

[DecoyDave]

I'm currently running 6x65w PCs on my 55. I was planning to have it a reef, but i got a raccoon butterfly, and well, that plan is out the window!

 

[i2ik]

Using a Giesemann Basic Pendant with a 150W DE Pheonix 14K