what bulbs am i looking for?

[i_luv_dory]

hi
ok, so in this coralife fixture that i have, there are 4 65watt comp. flur. bulbs. Two of them have 10,000 on them. the fixture is 48 inches, i think.
I want new bulbs but all of the lingo just confuses me. We plan to have some soft corals...we actually have one anemone that is doing well sitting ontop of one of the rocks.
Want to replace the bulbs but dont know what to get that is the brightest able to make the tank look blue-ish or purple-ish. know what i mean?
Can't do anything more expensive than compact. Dont have the money for it.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
thanks

 

[rotarymagic]

anenomes shouldn't be kept under compacts...
good luck.

 

[mboswell1982]

what size tank do you have? you can pick up current usa T5HO fixtures that will be perfect for what you want for a fairly decent price if you shop around. rotary isright, keeping anemone's under PC's is just bad joojoo

 

[i_luv_dory]

Originally Posted by mboswell1982
http:///forum/post/2872796
what size tank do you have? you can pick up current usa T5HO fixtures that will be perfect for what you want for a fairly decent price if you shop around. rotary isright, keeping anemone's under PC's is just bad joojoo
60 gallon.
bad joojoo......why?

decent price? how decent?

 

[mboswell1982]

48" - 6 x 54 Watts (3 - 10K / 3 - 460nm Actinics)
By Current USA
Price: $353.54Additional Charges: + $9.95 ( Additional Charge. Fragile: Special Handling)
Status: In Stock
current usa nova extreme pro T5HO light fixture, individual reflectors, u cant beat it

 

[mboswell1982]

Originally Posted by 05xrunner
http:///forum/post/2872795
if you want a good fixture low cost
look up hello Lights
They have a fixture that is identical to the TEK fixture
the 24" 4bulb is $100 with bulbs
the 48" 4bulb with buls is $129
the 48" 8bulb is $179
they are discontinued so they are selling cheap..I bought the 24" and should be here on tues. I would say they are a good bit better then those Nova fixtures and alot less
or, follow this, just google hello lights, and look this up, its a pretty good deal it looks like to me

 

[i_luv_dory]

why "no" to the anemone? please, i'm worried now. well, my mom is. its technically her tank. the only thing i have in it are two clowns.

 

[i_luv_dory]

Originally Posted by mboswell1982
http:///forum/post/2872824
or, follow this, just google hello lights, and look this up, its a pretty good deal it looks like to me
is the fixture just being discontinued? can i still get bulbs for it?

 

[mboswell1982]

nem's require lots of light, pc's just dont put out enough light to fully care for the anemone's requirements, thats why everyone tells you to use a minimum of T5HO lighting, if not MH lights

 

[mboswell1982]

Originally Posted by i_luv_dory
http:///forum/post/2872832
is the fixture just being discontinued? can i still get bulbs for it?
yes, you will still be able to get bulbs, all fixtures, no matter who makes em, use the same bulbs basically, its just a matter of shopping around

 

[rotarymagic]

MH watts&T5HO watts are superior to watts from a compact fluorescent, the former put out much greater levels of par at a greater distance than PCs.

 

[i_luv_dory]

thank you so much for your responses.
right now the nem looks fine. what are the signs of it not be supported enough?

 

[rotarymagic]

Originally Posted by i_luv_dory
http:///forum/post/2872840
thank you so much for your responses.
right now the nem looks fine. what are the signs of it not be supported enough?
what kind of anenome is it and what color is it? post a pic please.

 

[i_luv_dory]

Originally Posted by Rotarymagic
http:///forum/post/2872843
what kind of anenome is it and what color is it? post a pic please.
its a bubble. he's white. i'll post a pic in a few minutes if i can find my usb cord.

 

[rotarymagic]

Originally Posted by i_luv_dory
http:///forum/post/2872848
its a bubble. he's white. i'll post a pic in a few minutes if i can find my usb cord.
like bleached white or just white? what was the original color of the bubbletip?

 

[culp]

Originally Posted by mboswell1982
http:///forum/post/2872834
nem's require lots of light, pc's just dont put out enough light to fully care for the anemone's requirements, thats why everyone tells you to use a minimum of T5HO lighting, if not MH lights
i have been keeping a anemone under 260 watt PC's for 6 months now and its doing just fine.

 

[mboswell1982]

its not the preferable lighting for an anemone

 

[i_luv_dory]

its been in our tank a couple weeks.

 

[i_luv_dory]

my mom says it looks the same as it did when she got it. only, maybe a little bigger now.

 

[05xrunner]

Originally Posted by i_luv_dory
http:///forum/post/2872832
is the fixture just being discontinued? can i still get bulbs for it?
Yes but when you replace them..you wanna get some ATI or Geismann bulbs..they are much much better
Like some BluePlus, Aquasun, 12k..much better par and much better color..but the stock ones would be fine for now and much more intense and better par light