220 watts of daylight are acentics necessary??

Discussion in 'Reef Lighting' started by We$, Aug 20, 2010.

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  1. blackraven1425

    blackraven1425 Giant Squid

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    No, day bulbs are great for growth. True actinics (Actinic 03) do nearly nothing for growth. The other actinics (usually called actinic blue) will do some for certain corals in terms of photosynthesis.
     
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  2. We$

    We$ Spaghetti Worm

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    Cool thanks a lot for the info, learned a lot in the last few days this forums been amazing!
     
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    So in summery actinic lights can benefit certain corals but day bulbs over 10k will reduce the need to run actinic lights?

    Just a reminder this tank isn't real deep only 18" I believe
     
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