lighting question

[angelofdeath132]

looking for bright light for my tank that really shows off fish colors i like the white light not to fond of the blues, greens, etc......... any suggestions? all i've got on there right now are the 2 15w.lights that came with the tank.

 

[glenn]

What size is the tank?
What is in the tank?
What do you plan on keeping?
The blue (actinic) bulbs help to complete the spectrum of lighting, also to make the tank look less yellow.

 

[angelofdeath132]

my tank is 55 gal. with 2 clowns 4 yellowtail damsels,and maybe a yellow tang or flame angel haven't decided yet. 60lbs. live rock

 

[mrmaroon]

I use CSL Power compacts on mine. You can get them in white, blue, or whit and blue. I run 190 watts on my tank right now with 3 CSLs and a normal. When I replace my bulds, I am goin gup to 210 watts

 

[fishfreek]

Sounds like you are going with a FO tank. If so, i'd go with 2X55w 10k pc lights. They are bright and i'm pretty sure they are the color you are looking for. HTH

 

[angelofdeath132]

i know this is probably a stupid question but is there any brighter lighting i can get that will fit in the strip lights i have on my 55 right now?(2 15w.)i'm new to this, don't know much about lighting other than i want it brighter with as little change to the hood as possible. does this make sense to anyone?

 

[staticx1134]

angel it makes sense....i want to do the same thing i have the same lights you have and i want to change the bulbs and not get a whole new setup just yet i just bought these lol!

 

[angelofdeath132]

good, i have someone else with the same question.to anyone who reads this is it possible to get brighter lighting without changing your whole strip lighting?

 

[angelofdeath132]

that didn't make much sense did it? what i mean is can i buy brighter lights that will fit into my existing light housing? (2 24 in. light strips)

 

[crazy4reefs]

i would recommend getting a coralife super day light 10000k. i replaced the 2 lights that came with the original light hood with 1 of them
( the other with a 50/50 ) and they are really bright. i got it at a lfs. good luck

 

[angelofdeath132]

the coralife daylight 10000k can i get that in an 18 in. bulb though? and what about the 50/50?

 

[crazy4reefs]

im not positive but when i bought mine there were larger and smaller sizes. i wish i could point you to a website to help you but i do not know of any. like i said i got mine at my lfs.
the 50/50 has blue light in it, if its a fo tank im not sure you would need it. maybe coralife has a website. there are other brands also.
hopes this helps.
good luck sue