flourecent light

Discussion in 'Reef Lighting' started by dark126, Aug 12, 2008.

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  1. dark126

    dark126 Astrea Snail

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    is flourecent light ok to have reef tank with soft & hard coral if no please till my why from you experiance i dont want book information.
     
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  3. amcarrig

    amcarrig Super Moderator

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    What kind of flourescent lighting are you talking about? Normal Output (NO) or Very High Output (VHO)?
     
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    nunch Aiptasia Anemone

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    VHO, PC or even HO could support some corals, but like amcarrig said we need more info.
     
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    dark126 Astrea Snail

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    i use hagen company product power glo & marin glo light realy i don t no its hi or low it give 10000 k out put.
     
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    ReefSparky Super Moderator

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    Dark126, 10,000K output is a reflection (bad pun) of color temperature and tells only if the light is closer to white, or blue. It says nothing of the output. One would need an idea of the output, such as wattage or better yet, lumens cast by your bulbs to give you an educated answer.
     
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    That sounds like Normal Output fluorescent lighting. If so, that's not enough light for corals.

    Edit: What's the wattage and length of the bulbs? That would let us know if they are NO or HO bulbs. And we need to know how many bulbs you're using and what's the dimensions of your tank (gallons, length, width, and depth).
     
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  9. dark126

    dark126 Astrea Snail

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    my tank is 120 meter long it can hold aproxmetly 50 gal it has onle two flourecent tube 36w length 36" i have 3 brain coral & carbet anemons & kind of montipora coral its 5 mounth old only but my coral stil in good condition in this light i keep the light 10 hour per day