Lenth of lighting
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keith burn
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Originally Posted by dartman
I have a 90 gallon with 260 watts of Compat F. I know I'm 100 watts low for coral, from what I read. What I'm wondering is if I can just leave the light on longer or suppliment with an hour or so of direct sunlight?
No, light on for more time will not work you only have 260w the time will help but not fix.
No, sunlight will not work. Not the right spectrum for salt water fish.
I have a 90 gallon with 260 watts of Compat F. I know I'm 100 watts low for coral, from what I read. What I'm wondering is if I can just leave the light on longer or suppliment with an hour or so of direct sunlight?
No, light on for more time will not work you only have 260w the time will help but not fix.
No, sunlight will not work. Not the right spectrum for salt water fish.
topofsteel
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Originally Posted by keith burn
No, light on for more time will not work you only have 260w the time will help but not fix.
No, sunlight will not work. Not the right spectrum for salt water fish.
Just curious, but isn't 'sunlight' what salt water fish usually get?
No, light on for more time will not work you only have 260w the time will help but not fix.
No, sunlight will not work. Not the right spectrum for salt water fish.
Just curious, but isn't 'sunlight' what salt water fish usually get?
keith burn
Active Member
Originally Posted by keith burn
No, light on for more time will not work you only have 260w the time will help but not fix.
No, sunlight will not work. Not the right spectrum for salt water fish.
Yes, but all neg spectrum gets cut out after 15-30 ft of water.
No, light on for more time will not work you only have 260w the time will help but not fix.
No, sunlight will not work. Not the right spectrum for salt water fish.
Yes, but all neg spectrum gets cut out after 15-30 ft of water.
keith burn
Active Member
With the exception of a few species, fish do not require special light for health. In fish only tanks, one would want to provide lighting that minimizes the growth of algae while maximizing the color of the fish. In tanks containing coral and plants, the spectral distribution of the light becomes a factor. For the coral and plants to survive, there must be adequate amounts of light in the blue and red regions of the spectrum to allow photosynthesis. The light should also be of sufficient intensity for plant respiration. The amount of light should be tempered, however, as too much light could startle the fish. Typical setups have alternating 12 hour periods of light and dark. To prevent fish startling, a blue actinic lamp is used before the more white light source is turned on.
pallan
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Originally Posted by topofsteel
Just curious, but isn't 'sunlight' what salt water fish usually get?
LOL thats good
Im new to corals myself but i think there is alot of soft corals you could keep under those lights. 90 gallon is pretty deep tho so some may need to be placed up higher on the reef. of course there are alot of others that you will not be able to keep just gonna have to research each before buying
Just curious, but isn't 'sunlight' what salt water fish usually get?
LOL thats good
Im new to corals myself but i think there is alot of soft corals you could keep under those lights. 90 gallon is pretty deep tho so some may need to be placed up higher on the reef. of course there are alot of others that you will not be able to keep just gonna have to research each before buying