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[copperhead3690]

i'm thinking about getting the sunpod for my 24g nano! what i was wondering... would 150w be enough to keep anything i wanted to in my tank? i've read up on the lighting but i'm very confused by the numbers and what they mean lol! any help would be great and thanks in advance guys!

 

[copperhead3690]

anybody got ideas?

 

[scottallert]

yeah 150 will be great, what numbers are you confused on?

 

[copperhead3690]

Originally Posted by scottallert
http:///forum/post/2954324
yeah 150 will be great, what numbers are you confused on?
everybody always says t5 hd and a bunch of other numbers, and i have no clue what they are talkin about

 

[scottallert]

t5 is a type of lighting, there is t5 lighting, metal halide, and LED and
pc (power compact)
10k
14k
20k are all types of light kelvins
10k is better growth but more yellowish color
14k is not as good growth but more blue
and 20k is really blue with not as much growth as 14 or 10.

 

[copperhead3690]

Originally Posted by scottallert
http:///forum/post/2954358
t5 is a type of lighting, there is t5 lighting, metal halide, and LED and
pc (power compact)
10k
14k
20k are all types of light kelvins
10k is better growth but more yellowish color
14k is not as good growth but more blue
and 20k is really blue with not as much growth as 14 or 10.
ah! i see! so 150w.. MH is probably the way to go on my 24?

 

[scottallert]

yup

 

[funkysean5]

Originally Posted by scottallert
http:///forum/post/2954358
t5 is a type of lighting, there is t5 lighting, metal halide, and LED and
pc (power compact)
10k
14k
20k are all types of light kelvins
10k is better growth but more yellowish color
14k is not as good growth but more blue
and 20k is really blue with not as much growth as 14 or 10.
14k and 20k not as much growth, but will color up the corals.