Lighting For My Tank

[chr15_8]

Tank size
29x16x14 (LxHxW)
Will hold 19 UK gallons (23 US gallons, 86 litre)

Main corals i would like/have seen are; (i havent researched the corals yet so if they arnt suitable for tank size/each other please let me know)

toadstool
frogspawn
hammer
Polyps
Zoa's

I want to use t5's due to heat and the longest t5 tube i can get it the 24w tube.

I was planning on using 4x T5's
2x 10k white
2x actinic

Would these be ok for the above corals?

thanks
chris

 

[TigerIssey]

Yep, they will be fine.

EDIT you may want to try 3 white and 1 blue though, white is more usable than blue.

 

[chr15_8]

Thanks tina. Its my next project lol.

Are 10k tubes ok or should i go for the 6,500k tubes?

 

[TigerIssey]

10k are more white I think, 6500 can be too yellow.

 

[chr15_8]

yea 10k are whiter. There nearer the blue spectrum than the 6,500.

 

[ben1987]

Yeah id go 3xW 1xB. 4 tubes should be fine whith those corals. You would also be able to keep a few montis aswel i think if you like SPS.

 

[chr15_8]

Yeah id go 3xW 1xB. 4 tubes should be fine whith those corals. You would also be able to keep a few montis aswel i think if you like SPS.

cheers ben.

 

[chr15_8]

Has anyone used these tubes? LINK