cracker Posted November 3, 2004 Report Share Posted November 3, 2004 Hi people, I am running a 300l cube tank to start and have read up on lighting to a certain degree. Does any know or have tried both the t5 and/or the hallides independently or has tried them together, i.e 14k MH with blue standard actinic along with white t5? Sounds like a good combo to me. Any suggestions on this? Cheers. Craig Oh for the reef! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimera Posted November 3, 2004 Report Share Posted November 3, 2004 you wouldnt need hallides and white t5's. just hallides and blue actinic. for 300L probably a single 250W or a couple 150W's would do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cracker Posted November 3, 2004 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2004 Cheers, I have a 250w with double blue actinics now, but know of someone with anemones that are just thriving under t5s and I am curious whether they like this more thn MH. I have heard of anemone withering and am wondering if lighting could be it. Oh for the reef! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimera Posted November 3, 2004 Report Share Posted November 3, 2004 not from what i've read or seen, pies, reef, jetskisteve and layton will give you a more accurate answer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pies Posted November 3, 2004 Report Share Posted November 3, 2004 T5s produce more light than standard fluros. As for whats better, hard to know but without using 'insane' lighting its hard to over do it. I use T5s and MHs. 2x 10k 250watt MHs & 4 x 85watt T5s, 2 are blue, 2 are white. On my new tank I am going to use both Halides (10k), T5s (white & blue) and 3 foot fluros (blue). Basically more light is better As for the anemone question, I would think it would be happier under a halide than a T5 (my 2 are), however I suspect it would be happier still under both T5s and a halide More light will keep animals like this happy. I have a 300 litre tank, and it has 2x 3foot Blue NO tubes and 1x 250 MH 10k. I belive given the coral not doing well on the side it could use more light. Good luck Pie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianemone Posted November 5, 2004 Report Share Posted November 5, 2004 ohhhhhh a cube. awesome what are the dimensions?? i would suggest (unless really deep) two 150W mh one at 10k and one at 20k if deep then one 250 at 14k and a few t5s (i'd think two) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pies Posted November 5, 2004 Report Share Posted November 5, 2004 i would suggest (unless really deep) two 150W mh one at 10k and one at 20k if deep then one 250 at 14k and a few t5s (i'd think two) Some pretty random advice there. Pies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetskisteve Posted November 5, 2004 Report Share Posted November 5, 2004 Craig come & have a look, my tank must be similar in size. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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