first pics posted

[Lorna]

yes you will be happier with the straight 10K though I would add an actinic to balance the colours out a bit......looks great, is that bb?

 

[socal57chevy]

yes you will be happier with the straight 10K though I would add an actinic to balance the colours out a bit......looks great, is that bb?

Current lights= 265w 6700/10,00k with actinics and moonlights.
My phos is at .03, so I'm suer the 6700k is the source. Bloom occured immediately after fixture/light upgrade.

sorry...bb?

 

[zoalover34]

bb- bare bottom.. is there a phos test kit or do you take your water to get tested somewhere?

 

[socal57chevy]

Test kits are available. I use Salifert for Calcium, Phosphate and Kh. Use Aquarium Systems for the rest.

bb=bare bottom=brain fart
Shallow aragonite sand here and 3" sand in 100 gal.

 

[socal57chevy]

Zebra hermit

and a bristle worm

 

[TRe]

it didnt look like bare bottom :/

 

[Lorna]

The 6700 is great for planted tanks but is a bit low for a reef where you need the higher spectrum. I just changed out my 10K for14K mh and I am not sure if I like the look of them or not. On my 29g I have pcs and have two dual smartpaq 10,000k and 460 actinic.....they are a nice balance

 

[socal57chevy]

Yeah. The Sunpak lamps that come with the fixture are 6700k and 10,000k, but without the actinics on there is obviously too much yellow. I don't plan to keep any hard coral or high light anemonies so I don't need the halides. I reduced my photo period for the daylights until I decide to cough up the $$ for new lamps.