New lighting over my reef

[rykna]

No need for apollogies for posting pics of awesome coral!!!

 

[tx reef]

Originally Posted by Bronco300
thanks guys!
the XMs are really bright, but they are VERY yellow/white...so without those VHOs it would look terrible,lol, in my opinion...i think it is a bit yellow still, but i may need to just get used to it still.
I have the exact same lighting (2-10k XM 175 watt MH & 2-110 watt VHO Super Actinics)......

Without the VHOs it would be horrible and like you said it is still a bit yellow, but I have gotten used to it. My tank has never looked this bright and I have been getting INSANE growth out of my SPS.

 

[bronco300]

thanks!
tx--awesome!!! I hoping for everything to start takin off, tired of these frags everywhere,lol

 

[wax32]

Looking good bronco! That one you aren't sure about looks like a frag of maze brain coral, Platygyra maybe.

 

[bronco300]

thanks wax....i wondered what exactly what it is, figured something like that, but my guess would have been just as good as a monkeys..lol..it used to look a lot worse...so hopefully its doing ok

 

[wax32]

It should, they are relatively undemanding as long as your water is up to par.

 

[bronco300]

thanks!

 

[bronco300]

any other comments? i forgot how much i loved having actinics!

 

[bronco300]

well taking it back to the picture thread, go there if ya want to see more, have plenty from tonight

bronco's continuing pics

 

[maingo]

Nice looking tank

 

[bronco300]

thanks maingo!

 

[rykna]

Now that a few days have past with the new light set up. Are you liking the new lighting? Or is it still to bright? :thinking:

 

[bronco300]

i love it, i LOVE having actinic lights...seeing those neons POP out like crazy which the MH are off...its a tad yellow, but i am getting used to it, i think it makes most of the corals look nice!