Zoa Lighting

[Beanz]

Do you think that this would work?
http://oceanaquatics.com/store/produ...-Bulb-Fixture/

[gobytron]

I think that would work just fine for most zoas and a lot of softies and lps too.

[daniella3d]

Yes Tek lights are good lights, at least juging how happy people seem to be with them.

I would take the optional acrylic protector though as it is a mess to clean salt creep and dust going inside the fixture. It is easy enough to remove it if you don,t want it but I leave mine always because I always have to clean that acrylic cover about every 2 weeks because it's full of splash and my fixture is 10" high.

Later you could change the bulb for 1 aquablue special, 2 actinic, 1 fiji purple, or a 20k bulb.

Originally Posted by Beanz

Do you think that this would work?
http://oceanaquatics.com/store/produ...-Bulb-Fixture/

[Beanz]

Ok i think illget this light, just wondering what a good bulb set up is if i want good growth and want the zoas to really pop

[Beanz]

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[daniella3d]

Well I gave you a suggestion with 2x actinic, 1 x fiji purple and 1 x aquablue special or 20k bulb.

Else it basicaly a matter of personal taste. You could put 2 x aquablue special and 2 x actinic.

Originally Posted by Beanz

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[Beanz]

Could u maybe post that setup u have along with the bulbs u have too plz? or maybe give me a link plz?

[daniella3d]

If you want to have some reference of what's available, here at goreef there are some of the available bulb:

http://www.goreef.com/54W-T5-Fluorescent-bulbs/

You coud 2 actinic like these:

http://www.goreef.com/ATI-T5-HO-54W-ACTINIC.html or

http://www.goreef.com/UV-Lighting-T5...r-Actinic.html

and one Fiji purple:

http://www.goreef.com/Korallen-Zucht...ple-T5-HO.html

And one aquablue special:

http://www.goreef.com/ATI-T5-HO-54W-...E-SPECIAL.html

or this one, but more expensive:

http://www.goreef.com/Korallen-Zucht...00K-T5-HO.html

So you would get 2 actinic which you put on one switch and one fiji purple and one aquablue which you put on another switch, so that way you can shut off the purple and aquablue and leave only actinic in the evening to make the coral color pop. You could only use the 12k or 14k and the fiji purple for 6 or 7 hours per day, mid day for the growth and use the actinic in the evening for pop.

Originally Posted by Beanz

Could u maybe post that setup u have along with the bulbs u have too plz? or maybe give me a link plz?

[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