Question about the Right Lighting for my tank????

[CrackRaider]

So what is better for your Coral, to have a High lumen at 65 or a high kelvin at 20k??? im just trying to find right Metal Halide

 

[tuberider]

That is the $10,000,000,000 dollar question.

http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2008/3/aafeature1


The amount of light and the CCT seem to both be important, how those things affect one another is not quite known yet.

 

[CrackRaider]

so do you think i can go with a lumen at 65 and and 4000-4500k?? cause i also have a t5 HO as well that im going to run with the MH as well..

 

[tuberider]

I wouldn't use something with that low of a kelvin myself, not only will it not have very good color, you may run into bleaching issues when acclimating corals.

 

[CrackRaider]

Thank you for all your help!!! if you know any one that wants to sell any of there lighting let them know that im looking around..

 

[tuberider]

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Thank you for all your help!!! if you know any one that wants to sell any of there lighting let them know that im looking around..
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What are you looking for? I might have something lying around I can hook you up with.

 

[CrackRaider]

well i need a few things like a chiller for a 125g tank and a calcium reactor??? i found a place the will sell me the lights for a good price.

 

[nanocube-guy]

First, What kind of coral are you nursing?