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02-15-2007, 07:58 PM
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 lighting information I'm new to the coral part of it and wanted to get a lil help..i got a 72 gallon bowed front tank with 2 T-5 Double linear strip flourescent lights lamps and a 48' 20,000K Caralife light and wanted to see what corals will live and survie with that lighting  |
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02-16-2007, 03:12 AM
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| Is this a 20,000K MH light with T-5 Actinic? I'm confused.... |
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02-18-2007, 12:54 AM
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| Lighting info no, it's actually 3 lights. 1,-20,000k coralife light, and 2 T-5 double linear strip flourescent lamps |
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02-18-2007, 01:36 AM
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| Right....but is this an all-in-one unit? Or is this 2-3 separate lighting systems? |
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02-21-2007, 12:46 AM
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| it's 3 different units |
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02-22-2007, 08:14 PM
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| need to know the wattage and the depth. but for corals i'm still not 100% on t-5's only i feel that for maximum effectivness metal halide is the way to go. expensive yes but can be added in with what you have with minimal cost. a good guide for the wattage is 3 to 5 watts per gallon. remember rule of thumb not exact science
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