cment Posted September 29, 2012 Share Posted September 29, 2012 Hello all- quick question, im sure this has been asked before but i couldnt find a short answer so here it is...i just purchased a used biocube 29 from a friend which was up and running for a lil over a year but has not run for the past 6months or so and will be transferring most of what's in my bc14 to it. I will be purchasing all new equipment for it eg: pump, heater ect. as well as new lights. I just want to keep it simple, no mods at all....i went on InTanks website to purchase new lights for it and decided on the 12k (36W PC-R). My question is would it be better to purchase 2 50/50 bulbs or purchase 1 12k white and 1 blue actinic? does it really make a noticable difference? Thank you.... Link to comment
Purplemonkey Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 Hello all- quick question, im sure this has been asked before but i couldnt find a short answer so here it is...i just purchased a used biocube 29 from a friend which was up and running for a lil over a year but has not run for the past 6months or so and will be transferring most of what's in my bc14 to it. I will be purchasing all new equipment for it eg: pump, heater ect. as well as new lights. I just want to keep it simple, no mods at all....i went on InTanks website to purchase new lights for it and decided on the 12k (36W PC-R). My question is would it be better to purchase 2 50/50 bulbs or purchase 1 12k white and 1 blue actinic? does it really make a noticable difference? Thank you.... I'm running 1 50/50 and 1 actinic bulb. Gives a 16kish look. Corals are happy (zoas, frogspawn, acans, and even some birdsnest) Link to comment
cment Posted October 3, 2012 Author Share Posted October 3, 2012 thank you for replying... Link to comment
delorean1981 Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 thank you for replying... I have a coralife 50/50 right now, my corals seem to be doing well. I may save up though for an LED system sometime over the next year or so Link to comment
jedimasterben Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 http://shop.stevesleds.com/Biocube-29-Gall...etrofit-kit.htm Link to comment
yogoshio Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 I'd go LED for sure. Whether china LEDs or others, you can't beat the pop and coral growth for the price anymore. If you're sticking with bulbs, purplemonkey has the right idea. Link to comment
KidCNU Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 I would say if you can make the investment switch to LED's you will be happier in the long run plus you can keep more variety of corals if you wanted to Link to comment
Seamonkey84 Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 LEDs! I would def go led as long as you use neutral whites instead of cool whites, and some other colors mixed in wound be best. I would recomend at least a couple actinics and reds. Link to comment
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