trippclark
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Okay, I am confused about lighting. I have a 55 Gal tank with live rock, sand, 3 fish, coral banded shrimp, and a cleanup crew (hermits, snails, and 2 brittle stars). I would like to introduce some anemones and coral, but I am concerned that my lighting may not be adequate. I have flourescent lighting. I have a Coralife Wizard that pushes two 48" tubes. These tubes are at least 2 years old, so I am expecting that they probably are not performing optimally (spectrum shift), so I am looking to replace them. Are there any flourescent bulbs available that would provide adequate lighting for carefully selected anemones and corals? Which bulbs? The catalog I am looking at is very confusing. Coralife, for example, in the "saltwater lamps" category offers 6 different bulbs, and to read the description it is not clear which is best for my use. They list Magtinic 7,100K, Trichromatic 6,500K, High Intensity 20,000K, Actinic 7,100K, 50/50 6000K & 7100K, and High Intensity 10,000K. They also have similar selections from URI, Zoo Med, Aquarium Products, and Aqua Rays by GE. Will two bulbs even be enough, or will I need 4? Or is flourescent just totally inadequate?