3 year and still in the newbie room

[blue strip]

what is vho lighting and what is a bta i dont know this stuff

 

[alyssia]

bta-bubble tip anemone
vho-I believe this is some kind of lighting

 

[27mtaylor]

VHO= very high output. It is a lot stronger than Normal Output flourescent lighting.

 

[blue strip]

well i new it was some kind of lighting but what i want to know what it does is it better i mean all the hard stuff i know

but its all the simple stuff that i dont get

 

[cain420]

yes.. vho is stronger then power compact.. right under the metal halides..

 

[blue strip]

ok i have a 120 and a quad bulb hood that holds 3 foot lights any ideas on what bulbs might be better than the ones i have

 

[27mtaylor]

I run VHO in my tank, but I don't have any corals or anemones right now. From my understanding, you can keep things like mushrooms, zoo's, bta's, etc. You CAN"T keep the more light demanding corals and anemones.

 

[cain420]

do u have normal flourescent blue strip?

 

[blue strip]

yes i think there i have 4 10,000 k bulbs and i have two blue bulbs i dont really need them i just like the look of them

 

[27mtaylor]

You may know this already, but keep in mind that you have to have a VHO ballast if you plan on using VHO bulbs. They won't work with normal flouresent lighting.

 

[blue strip]

well the fish store i buy things from is not really on the up and up with lights for some reason and i want the best lights in my tank because i have a anenome and a pair ofclowns in that tank and i dont want it to die and thanks for messing up my day i just bought that new hood and lights and now i have to go buy more

 

[cain420]

they do sell retro-fit kits! check into em.. since u prolly already have the fixture, u just need the ballast and wire em up.. best to go with for now is Metal Halide!

 

[27mtaylor]

I agree, metal halides will be the best you can get. They cost more than the VHO, but in the end you will probably be better off and can have just about any coral or anemone that you want. ...wish I had gone with metal halides.

 

[cain420]

i just started out...tand is a little over 4 weeks old, so i went with the pc's.. imo u shouldnt add corals in the first year anyways, so i will upgrade when i am ready! everyone goes their own direction with lighting, and sometimes u have to upgrade further later on.. if ur tank is not mature, i would wait until you are going to USE the halides before getting em..