Christian Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 Ok I bought a jbj 36" light 4 bulb It has From front to back. 1.daylight 10k 2.actinic 20nm 3.daylight 10k 4.actinic 460nm I also have another two bulb t5 fixture that has a 1. Colormax 2. 6,700k light Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted September 26, 2011 Author Share Posted September 26, 2011 Sorry I did not post a question Here's the question is this enuff light to keep anemones and other corals alive or do you recommend me changing the bulbs to something different? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juiceman Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 39 watts x 4 or 6. 4 bulbs is 156 watts 6 bulbs is 234 watts what size tank? divide the total watts by how many gallons of display water. around 4 watts a gallon I think is ok. I have a rose bubble anemone under 4.5 watts a gallon and it is doing great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted September 26, 2011 Author Share Posted September 26, 2011 It's 40 gallons and 6 bulbs but 2 different fixtures. So I have 5.86 watts per gallon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aqua-Dome Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 You have the right watts and colors, but if any of the bulbs are older than a year they won't help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted September 27, 2011 Author Share Posted September 27, 2011 Oki tink their only like 3 months old. And so I can have like what ever corals I want? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerrickH Posted September 27, 2011 Share Posted September 27, 2011 (edited) I'd recommend the below combination. Its not what I have currently but after a few different combinations Ive tried, this is what would be pretty good/balanced for T5HO and could grow some easy SPS if you wanted to: front. Blue plus-fix 1 for morning/evening 2 hours Purple plus-fix 1 for morning/evening 2 hours aqua blue special-fix 2 mid day combined with fix 1, 4-6 hours purple plus-fix 2 mid day combined with fix 1, 4-6 hours KZ new gen-fix 3 mid morning/evening combined with fix 1, 1 hour then off when fix 2 comes on blue plus-fix 3 mid morning/evening combined with fix 1, 1 hour then off when fix 2 comes on back You will need 3 separate timers, now this is based on if your 4 bulb fixture has separate power cords for pairs of bulbs and if they are paired with front 2 and back 2. Just my .02c Edited September 27, 2011 by DerrickH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timfish Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 Oki tink their only like 3 months old. And so I can have like what ever corals I want? With the lights you have you can have a colorful reef system but no you can't have whatever corals you want. There is no such thing as a "one size fits all" regarding lighting and corals. Corals and lighting conditions need to be matched to each other as closely as possible for your best success. Some corals will adapt to a wide range of lighting conditions and some will not. Some species will tolerate a sudden change in lighting conditions, some will not. Whether you get animals from one of our excellent LFS or from another hobbyist you need to find out as much as possible about the conditions it was grown under. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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