good light???

[pullins125]

i just put a 48" coralife light on my 55 gallon tank. it has 1 regular light bulb and 1 purple light bulb. both are 10000k. there is a number on it it is F28-T5-BP. is this a good light???

 

[strapingyunglad]

do the bulbs look like a "U" shape at one end or are they straight? The "U" would be compact flourecent and the straight would be T5's. what do you plan to grow? the "U" would do softies and straight would do stoney and softey. How much did you pay? I generaly dont like coralife but thats just me.

 

[blind1993]

2 bulbs will not keep sps, 4 bulbs will if they have individual reflectors. the 4 bulbs will not even keep clams, with good growth, unless it is using icecap ballasts.

 

[glxtrix]

Sounds like a basic T5 fixture. It's not HO, nor will they have individual reflectors, so you're limited to what you can grow. You can get away with softies, tho some of the higher light ones may not do all too well. Maybe some SPS, like digis or montis....but don't expect any crazy results.

 

[pullins125]

they are straight t5. i think i need more power myself. i think i gonna get another light. i hought it was more powerful then it was when i bought it.

 

[blind1993]

is it the 54w kind?

 

[pullins125]

no. 28 i gonna get another one but i still got other one i cn use til i get i get it.

 

[blind1993]

dont waste your money on those, pretty much useless for a reef. what is your budget for a light? needs, as in softies, rics, sps, lps, zoanthids? canopy? how much clearance in canopy?

 

[pullins125]

no canopy. so that not a worry. what a good light and how much they run?

 

[blind1993]

you could get a t5 fixture or a MH fixture.

 

[theplatypus]

blind1993;244039 wrote: you could get a t5 fixture or a MH fixture.

http://www.aquacave.com/tek-light-t-5-48-lightbr-fixture-4-x-54w-lamps-brby-sunlight-supply-691.html">http://www.aquacave.com/tek-light-t-5-48-lightbr-fixture-4-x-54w-lamps-brby-sunlight-supply-691.html</a>[/QUOTE]

Might as well save $60-70.

[IMG]http://www.reefgeek.com/lighting/T5_Fluorescent/Sunlight_Supply/Tek_Light_Fixtures/48_inch__4x54W_Tek_Light_T5_High-Output_Fixture_w!_Bulbs_(Black)_by_Sunlight_Supply">http://www.reefgeek.com/lighting/T5_Fluorescent/Sunlight_Supply/Tek_Light_Fixtures/48_inch__4x54W_Tek_Light_T5_High-Output_Fixture_w!_Bulbs_(Black)_by_Sunlight_Supply</a>

 

[blind1993]

after bulbs they are the same price.

 

[pullins125]

kinda high have to use both light now that i have which is alot of light and gegt one of those later on. i have a double light with 2 96 watt bulbs. pretty bright

 

[blind1993]

use the 96w.

 

[skriz]

Build a canopy and retro a mh; best bang for your buck.

Your light won't do much for you if you want corals.

 

[pullins125]

im gonna use both lights

 

[pullins125]

i wanna wait to see how saltwater does the if i turn my 150 gallon to saltwater the ill do canapy