Enough Light for a bta

good alex

good alex

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I have a foot and a half deep tank and was going to upgrade my lights to HQI and was wondering if i could get 150w or would i have to get the 250. 14K
 
good alex

good alex

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nycbob - dont know yet.
dawman - 150g
Rod Buehle - double ended HQI mh either 150 or 250 dont know which one to go with
 
dawman

dawman

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I don`t know a lot about MH but , I would say you will need a few 250 watt fixtures . But don`t take my word , I just got my first MH for a 26 gallon and it is a 150 watt w/ 130 watt pc.
 
codylowe

codylowe

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Originally Posted by Good Alex
nycbob - dont know yet.
dawman - 150g
Rod Buehle - double ended HQI mh either 150 or 250 dont know which one to go with
You will definitely want to get multiple 250w fixtures.. I have a GBTA doing great under 2 x 250w halides in my 110 (30" deep).
 
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shark bait

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250 because some bulbs and ballist do not give 100%, I spent a ton on my 3 250 hqi and changed out the ballist to coralvue blue 250 watt and i had a night and day change in the tank so just because it says 250 think about the true out put. go 250
 
koldreef

koldreef

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I have a Hex that's been set up for a few months that I've been keeping a V-Lionfish in. I want to convert this over to a tank with 2 Gold stripe Maroon clowns and a Rose bubble Anenome. I have just a 25watt Floresent litght and 2 13w Corralife 10k I think (maybe 16500k) Will I have enought light output for Anemone to thrive? From top to bottom is 25".
(Sorry if I Hi-jacked thread!)
 
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shark bait

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Originally Posted by Dogstar
Alex, a BTA under an HQI 150watt in an 18" deep tank will be fine. A 250watt want hurt either.

this is true, it it is to much it will move, but if it is not enough it will wither away over time and die
 
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thomas712

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150's or 250's will be fine for the BTA, either will be great. Just think about down the road as well. If you are planing, or will plan, to have other corals then just jump right to the 250's now as this will save any conversion later on.
Thomas
 
dfm34

dfm34

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Originally Posted by nycbob
it depends on which bta ur getting.
Can you elaborate does a Rose need more light than a Green???? I did not think it would matter??
 
elitephoto

elitephoto

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i think it just depends on the species... a green and rose BTA are technically the same species, just a different color.
 
dfm34

dfm34

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ElitePhoto
Thanks
I hope so I was leaning towards a RBTA and hope it needs the same requirements as the GBTA
 
elitephoto

elitephoto

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I have owned the green BTA, Rose BTA and the super pink rose BTA. All under the same lighting and I have had success with all of them I have owned. Im not a pro at this but I have been around the block a few times.
 
perfectdark

perfectdark

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All of the BTA species are identicle in care and needs, the coloration that they get is not clearly understood. Theory's revolve around protection from bright lighting but the bottom line is no one really knows. The brown coloration however is given to them by zooxanthellae. Other than the demand for higher pricing eg. the rose bubble tip anenome, there has been no evidence that one color is different from the other as far as care and requirements are concerned.
 
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