Lighting

[eliterecon14]

When should lights be changed? every so many months
Here is a list if what I want to choose 1 from
What would be the best one? I will have soft
corals sometime soon like 'shrooms and cool stuff
-Power Glo
-Reef Sun
-Coralife 10,000K or 20,000k
-Ultra Sun
-Ocean Sun
-Coral Sun

 

[tike]

What type of light are you using? PC, T-5. Metal Halide?

 

[trido]

Im not usre about T-5s but.......

PC's 6 mo.
VHO's 9 mo.

MH-

10K year
14K 9 mo.
20K 6 mo.

Of course, these are the general rules that are broken all the time.

 

[tike]

I change out my T-5's about every 14-18 months.

 

[eliterecon14]

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I am using a 35 or 45 watt Japanese made flourescent light. I am either getting t-8's or t-12's if I don't want any t-8's. I