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recommended VHO lighting for marine

Started by jsimpson2148, May 29, 2005, 08:19:57 PM

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jsimpson2148

My first 90g marine has finally cycled and I have added a couple of clown fish and some snails & crabs.  All is well for about a week now.

Up until this point, I have been using daylighters, but it is time to replace them with VHO.

I have capacity for 2 48" VHO bulb, but need a recommendation of the type of bulbs to buy.

The tank itself will be a fish only with some live rock, not a reef tank.  Right now, I have about 45 lbs of live rock.  I may add another 20 sometime in the future, but I like the look I have right now.  I will eventually add an anemone, and maybe some soft corals.

I was thinking:

1 Coralife50/50 VHO (110w)
1 Coralife 10,000K daylight VHO (110w)

What do you think?

Marx

i use 2 50/50 and 2 true actinics..

you've seen my tank..

jsimpson2148

Quote from: "Marx"i use 2 50/50 and 2 true actinics..

you've seen my tank..

Yep...it's a nice tank.  By true actinics do you mean actinic blue or actinic white?

Marx

ok i made a mistake lol.. i use 2 true actinic blues and 2 actinic whites.. i use URI lamps..