Whats a good bulb to use?

[poisonmywell]

When my tanks get running again, Im going to try and venture into the world of a reef tank. Not heavily though. Im just using regular flouresent hoods, whats a good bulb to use? I've got those "power glo" ones now that you can get from places like *****. It says it supports reef life but I doubt it does very well. So whats a good bulb I should get to use in my current setup?

 

[kelly]

If staying with regular flourescent lighting, I would highly recommend the 10,000K Triton bulb. I have used it for many years. I would also recommend adding atleast 1 other bulb in addition to it. Something in the actinic bulbs. I have heard the the blue moon 50/50 actinic is excellent, although I currently use a coralife actinic bulb. When it dies, I will try to find the blue moon. Again, I have ran my tank for quite few years this way.

 

[predator]

I'v heard great things about the triton bulbs.I personally use coralife and uri's.Coralifes are available and affordable.I can't find tritons anywhere around here and I like to be able to get things when I nead them.

 

[mlm]

URI is a good bulb for VHO and it comes with built in reflectors.

 

[poisonmywell]

Thanks for the help! How do I add another bulb? The way my tank is setup now (the 50 gal) is I have two 10 gal hoods, one on each side.

 

[kelly]

Ryan,
I have 2 48" light strips on mine with a glass top. You many need to change your hoods.

 

[justinl]

I use URI Super Actinic R's and White Actinics and am very satisfied with the light they produce.