Zoa Lighting

[Skimmerking]

you want cheap lighting
get 2x normal florescent shop fixtures and run 2x NO actinic's and 2x 6500K normal florescent from Canadian tire

[Beanz]

Ok thanks guys, i think ill get the tek light cause the tank is in my room and i want that sleek look. i think ill get what daniella3d suggested with the 2 actinics and a purple and the 14000k white one. just outta curiosity what do fiji purples do? good for growth or what?

[daniella3d]

I am not so sure what they do for zoanthids but since they help to color up some sps I am thinking it's a good base for coloring up zoanthids as well.

I consider that when I have this and the 14k light I get a good wavelength of light and this add some red light that might be missing otherwise. I think it's a more complete wavelength of light with the fiji purple. Some people don't like it as it add some reddish tint, but I wanted to try it and see if it was enhancing the colors of my corals. Too early to tell but there is good growth anyway

Here in this threat you can see the difference in light the fiji add. Scroll at the bottom of that page and see the pics.

http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=43277

Here is another good thread about the effect of the fiji purple:

http://www.ultimatereef.net/forums/s...d.php?t=199114


If you don't like the fiji purple look you could go with 2 x actinic and 2 x aquablue special or 2 x new generation.

Originally Posted by Beanz

Ok thanks guys, i think ill get the tek light cause the tank is in my room and i want that sleek look. i think ill get what daniella3d suggested with the 2 actinics and a purple and the 14000k white one. just outta curiosity what do fiji purples do? good for growth or what?

[Beanz]

ok ill have to think about what i want. thanks for the info tho. ill get back to this thread in like a month with pics of what i have. when i have the cash i will b buying this stuff.

Cheers, Ian

[Beanz]

Ok so I was thinking and I kinda wanna go the MH route now. I lime the 70w IBM k-2 viper I have on my 15. I am wondering of two 150w jbj k-2 vipers would work over my 45 to keep some sps near the top and zoas and lps a little lower in the tank? And then I could just get new actinics for that coralife fixture that I already have. Would this work do u think?? It would b less expensive and I really like the look the the fixture nice and sleek and also like the coloring o the bums it comes with. Anyways any input is appreciated.

Cheers, ian

[daniella3d]

Yes it would work. I have quite a bit of zoanthids at the bottom of my tank lit by 250 watt MH and my tank is 24" high and some have colored up very nicely. 150watt is a little low unless your tank is around 20" high or less. You could also put them high in the tank.

Each zoanthids have different requirement for light and if you see some getting longer body and stretching, it needs more light. Generaly zoanthids with lower light will have larger polyps and a little less color and those with higher light will have a bit more color but will be smaller. I like larger polyps

What is important is the wavelength and should be 14k, no less. 10k light makes the zoanthids turn brown. This is why a PC light is not good because there is not much good choise in the wavelength of the light.

Metal halide is something else and I can see my coral in general much prefer it to the T5, especialy the alveopora and duncan, plus the shimmer is awesome. Go for it

Originally Posted by Beanz

Ok so I was thinking and I kinda wanna go the MH route now. I lime the 70w IBM k-2 viper I have on my 15. I am wondering of two 150w jbj k-2 vipers would work over my 45 to keep some sps near the top and zoas and lps a little lower in the tank? And then I could just get new actinics for that coralife fixture that I already have. Would this work do u think?? It would b less expensive and I really like the look the the fixture nice and sleek and also like the coloring o the bums it comes with. Anyways any input is appreciated.

Cheers, ian