What type of lighting do you run on your mantis tanks?

[Dunkpv]

I currently have a 50/50 actinic bulb. I was thinking about changing over to PC. What type of lighting is ideal?

 

[Gonodactylus]

It depends on the species you want to keep. Odontodacylus (all species) typically live in open environments at depths greater than 10 m. They would naturally experience low intensity, bluish light. Reef flat species such as N. bredini, N. oerstedii, G. smithii, G. platysoma, and G. viridis can hanlde broad spectrum (white), high intensity lighting.

Roy

 

[Dunkpv]

so a peacock mantis would prefer bluer lights? Straight blue?

What type of fixtures, watts etc... does everyone have running on their tanks??

 

[Gonodactylus]

Not pure blue, but with a strong peak at 470 nm and not much towards the red end of the spectrum.

 

[DanInSD]

I'm running T5 lighting (4x39W) on a 30 gal, 36" wide tank. Mantis (peacock) seems OK with this. The mantis has a long, dark PVC tube to hide in.

 

[MDKyleZ]

I've used LED lighting for years, with several mantis species.

 

[G.SMITHII]

sorry to hijack

I am currently running 96watt 10k pc's over my smithii's 18gal

would it be too much to upgrade to like 130 watt T5 set up, or 150 watt MH's?

 

[DanInSD]

G. smithii can handle the light.

 

[oct2274]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11305710#post11305710 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by G.SMITHII
sorry to hijack

I am currently running 96watt 10k pc's over my smithii's 18gal

would it be too much to upgrade to like 130 watt T5 set up, or 150 watt MH's?

just so you know, T5HO with good individual reflectors has roughly 2-3 times the output as PC at the same wattage. something to keep in mind

 

[Jambi]

I have a 10g tank with a 3'' O. Scyllarus, and I keep an 80w PC fixture over it. Shes been growing and very active for about a month.

 

[Giga]

i Run two 24W T5 about 12" off the water