Christyef Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 Hey!! I recently added an oddesea t5 (4bulbs- 3 actinic and one white) to my 55 gallon. I hung them from the ceiling And was told that 15" above the tank was a good height to have the lights hang. (Not sure if that is grammatically correct [emoji12])..... Anyhoo, now I'm second guessing that. Is that too high? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShawnM Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 Yes I would hang the anywhere from 5-10 depending on the corals kept and also I would recommend a different bulb combo when it is time to replace them. Like a 1 white or two depending on the look going for, 1 coral plus or purple plus, 1 actinic or two depend I g the look you are going for. I am. It saying that is the best but I think the three actinide you are loosing some color spectrum when 1 -2 will get you the same effect Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reburn Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 Looks a bit high to me. I would lower them to 6" above the tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christyef Posted March 24, 2016 Author Share Posted March 24, 2016 Cool. Thnx guys! I AM trying to grow corals .... Why can't I Jst chng the bulb now instead of waiting? It'll be a long time! They're only a month old... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShawnM Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 You can if you want I was just saying when they need to be changed to not take on an extra cost Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christyef Posted March 24, 2016 Author Share Posted March 24, 2016 You can if you want I was just saying when they need to be changed to not take on an extra cost Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk oh, ok. Good. I want my tank to be its best. If I need to chng them to make the corals happy, I will. [emoji7]. ThnxSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShawnM Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 When I had my t5's I ran two whit on one channel and one actinic and one purple plus on the second channel. Worked very well kept mushrooms, zoanthids, anemones, some lps and also sps. Under those lights in a 55 gal tank. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christyef Posted March 24, 2016 Author Share Posted March 24, 2016 When I had my t5's I ran two whit on one channel and one actinic and one purple plus on the second channel. Worked very well kept mushrooms, zoanthids, anemones, some lps and also sps. Under those lights in a 55 gal tank. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk thank u. I'll lower them this wkend. My leather doesn't appear happySent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christyef Posted March 26, 2016 Author Share Posted March 26, 2016 Lowered 7". Let's see how they like it! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jolt Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 Looks much better to me 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reburn Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 Looks better. How far off the water is the bottom of the fixture? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShawnM Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 Agreed looks way better. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan H Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 I think you and the corals will like the new placement better. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christyef Posted March 26, 2016 Author Share Posted March 26, 2016 Looks better. How far off the water is the bottom of the fixture? Top of the water 6". Bottom is 2'. I met w/ Shawn today and he said t5's only go down so far (sorry,Shawn I can't remember the #), but MH will go 24". I can incorporate those to my fixture, but didn't want to fry everything. And they're SO bright. And hot. (I don't have a hood) Maybe only run them a few hours?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christyef Posted March 27, 2016 Author Share Posted March 27, 2016 Happiest I've seen her in a cpl months!!! [emoji122][emoji122]. Not sure if it's the light placement or bc I put one of the wave makers right on her, but I'm glad! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted March 27, 2016 Share Posted March 27, 2016 Happy corals! Woohoo! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christyef Posted March 27, 2016 Author Share Posted March 27, 2016 Happy corals! Woohoo!I'm slowly getting the hang of this hobby.... SLOOOOWLY! [emoji6]. I got a tunze finally so I can begin adding calcium thru my ato Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christyef Posted March 27, 2016 Author Share Posted March 27, 2016 Happy corals! Woohoo!I'm slowly getting the hang of this hobby.... SLOOOOWLY! [emoji6]. I got a tunze finally so I can begin adding calcium thru my ato 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted March 27, 2016 Share Posted March 27, 2016 Keep doing your thing! It already looks 10x better than my first tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christyef Posted March 29, 2016 Author Share Posted March 29, 2016 Keep doing your thing! It already looks 10x better than my first tank.cool! Thnx! It's bc of the great network I've found [emoji6] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 Keep doing your thing! It already looks 10x better than my first tank.cool! Thnx! It's bc of the great network I've found [emoji6]Where? I want in! This reef club is doing nothing for me! [emoji12] 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christyef Posted March 29, 2016 Author Share Posted March 29, 2016 Keep doing your thing! It already looks 10x better than my first tank.cool! Thnx! It's bc of the great network I've found [emoji6]Where? I want in! This reef club is doing nothing for me! [emoji12]yeah, I can tell! [emoji23] 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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