Coralline Algae

[goldmar00n]

hello,
HELP..
i am new to swf.com and have had my tank up for about 2 months now.i have a 55g tank with 2 65w 10,000k PC lighting . the tank is off to a good start, but before i start adding some coral i want to get some coralline algae going. i have been addin equal parts of B-Ionic calcium buffer system everyday. can anyone help me out with this...any good tips are "tricks of the trade" to get this stuff to grow...like i said i am still new to this..haha...so any and all info will be greatful..thanx

 

[goldmar00n]

yea you know what the blue actinic bulb i have right now is a real light blue..so it probibly is a fake one like you said...i would greatly apreciate it if you could help me find the better 50w one..and by the way..i have about 55lb of lr in the tank with about 550gph turnover.is that enough water flow?..i dont know..and with with this new actinic bulb..and my low wattage lighting..what kind of corals are possible for me to get?

 

[joemack]

Kip. I just upgraded from a 40G to a 55G and Im using my old 96X2 10K and Actinic 03 and the new lights but the one that came with the tank was a JBJ 36X4, 2 10K 2 Fake Actinic. Should I even try and leave them in there till they burn out or should I order new bulbs right away??
in the JBJ ficture I can fit a 96 Watt bulb in there but the wireing is for 4 36w bulbs. Can I modify it in series to run a 2 96w bulbs??
Thanks!