RAYRAY
Tiny Tank Club A+ Member
IF ANYONE COULD HELP HERE IT WOULD BE GREAT. I HAVE AS SOME OF YOU KNOW A 35 GALLON HEX TANK (6 SIDES) SO FROM ONE FLAT SIDE TO ANOTHER IT IS ABOUT 22' INCHES. THE TANK IS 24 INCHES DEEP. I WANT TO SPEND AROUND 200.00 AND WAS THINKING ABOUT THE NOVA EXTREME 4x24 T5'S.
I ONLY INTEND TO HAVE A FEW DIFFERENT CORALS. SOME MUSHROOMS, ZOOS MAYBE A FROGSPAWN AND A Red Open Brain , Trachyphyllia geoffroyi
NOW MY QUESTION IS SOMEONE MENTIONED HALIDES, WOULD THIS LIGHTING BE TOO MUCH AND HEAT MY TANK UP? AND I ALSO NEED TO KNOW IF ANTINIC LAMPS ARE MANDATORY ???? I LIKE THE LOOKS OF THE 420 ANTINIC AND 10,000K BULDS TOGETHER WHICH IS MAKING LEAN TOWARD THE T5'S I RUN THEM NOW WITH JUST 15W FLOURECENT BULBS ON TIMERS WITH THE 420'S GOING ON FIRST AND THE 10,000 COMMING ON AN HALF HOUR LATER AND REVERSE AT NIGHT. ANY OPINIONS OR HELP PLEASE !!
I ONLY INTEND TO HAVE A FEW DIFFERENT CORALS. SOME MUSHROOMS, ZOOS MAYBE A FROGSPAWN AND A Red Open Brain , Trachyphyllia geoffroyi
NOW MY QUESTION IS SOMEONE MENTIONED HALIDES, WOULD THIS LIGHTING BE TOO MUCH AND HEAT MY TANK UP? AND I ALSO NEED TO KNOW IF ANTINIC LAMPS ARE MANDATORY ???? I LIKE THE LOOKS OF THE 420 ANTINIC AND 10,000K BULDS TOGETHER WHICH IS MAKING LEAN TOWARD THE T5'S I RUN THEM NOW WITH JUST 15W FLOURECENT BULBS ON TIMERS WITH THE 420'S GOING ON FIRST AND THE 10,000 COMMING ON AN HALF HOUR LATER AND REVERSE AT NIGHT. ANY OPINIONS OR HELP PLEASE !!