Questoins About Lighting???

anthony17

anthony17

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ok i have a 55 gallon FOWLR and was wanting lighting i plan on getting some corals in the future maybe by the end of summer and was wanting to buy my lighting in the next month or so... i really like the lighting with the bluish tint but want MH lighting... so my question is do actinic lights come with MH lights or could i put MH in thier??? how would i get MH and a blue tint??? i dont have a canopy just to let you know....
 
anthony17

anthony17

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sorry i should of put this on the last post,... but the actinics come with 2 bulbs one white and one blue right so... would i just buy a MH bulb??? and put it in where the white bulb goes? how would i do this??? thanks for your help
 
moby

moby

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the actinics come with 2 bulbs one white and one blue right so... would i just buy a MH bulb??? and put it in where the white bulb goes?
Anthony, the MH bulbs come with their own fixtures and ballast. These are not the same sort of lights as florescent tubes and cannot be "plugged" into your existing fixtures.
Moby
 
moby

moby

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so should i buy both a actinics and MH and leave then on at the same time or what???
You could buy both, lots of folks do, myself included. I have the actinics and Mh on a timer that turns the actinics on first to simulate morning (eases the fish into the light) and then at night turns the MH off first to simulate sunset (eases the fish into night). :happyfish
Think about it this is much gentler then all the lights bursting on and off at the beginning and end of the day.
They make bulbs for viewing at night also called moonlights. I don't have those yet, but will on my next system shortly.
Moby
 
moby

moby

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Yes, fan cooled. It is 72X24X14, everything fits. You just get creative with the light placement.
It is easier then you think most of these are very compact. No pictures, sorry I don't have a digital camera that works right now.
Moby
 
anthony17

anthony17

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i dont have a canopy so id probably just get some smaller lighting maybe just actinics and MH i dont know yet tho i dont even have corals and dont plan on it for a while im just wanting some lighting with a little bit of blue tint to it... do you think actinics would have to much blue tint for a FOWLR???
 
moby

moby

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For FOWLR you really wouldn't need the MH. As for the actinics, if it is a 2 bulb fixture, go with one 20K and one 6500K or 10k and 6500K.
Just a suggestion, really the amount of blue is then just a preference.
Moby
 
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