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09-11-2005, 04:31 PM
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| | Bristle Worm
Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Gypsum, KS Age: 24
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 |  Recommended lighting for a 36 gallon bow front
I have a tank with the stock hood and lighting and would like to upgrade. Just wondering if anyone had some suggestions. The tank was started about 6 months ago and contains about 40 lbs of crushed coral, 35 lbs of live rock, a red volitan lion fish, niger trigger, scopas tang, red striped sleeper goby, sally lightfoot, strawberry crab, hawaiian feather duster, a red fromia starfish, and a coral banded shrimp. Any help would be great | 
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09-11-2005, 05:27 PM
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| | Whip-Lash Squid
Join Date: May 2004 Location: PhillySuburbs, Pennsylvania Age: 42
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| Re: Recommended lighting for a 36 gallon bow front
Hm..a fish only tank? Are you planning to add any corals? If not, then lighting is purely subjective. What makes the fish look more vibrant. That is easily achieved with a daylight spectrum and actinics, or a 50/50 bulb. Do you want brighter light? Your least expensive option would probably a double strip normal output fluorescent.
What are you trying to achieve with the upgrade?  Welcome to 3 Reef! _________  I Love My Sig By John Hawkins!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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09-11-2005, 06:03 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Los Angeles, California Age: 21
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| Re: Recommended lighting for a 36 gallon bow front
/\ /\ Agree  Welcome! _________ Tank Specs:
55 Gallon Mixed Reef
48" Tek Light: 4-54W T5 HO Fluorescents
Bulbs:
1 x 54w Fiji Purple T5 HO Fluorescent
1 x 54w Super Actinic Blue T5 HO Flourescent
1 x 54w 14000K AquaBlue 75/25 T5 HO Fluorescent
1 x 54w 10000k AquaSun T5 HO Fluorescent
Hard Stuff:
100+ lb. Fiji Live Rock
65+ lb. Live sand
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09-11-2005, 06:27 PM
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| | 3reef Sponsor
Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Brookfield, IL Age: 33
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 | Re: Recommended lighting for a 36 gallon bow front
Welcome to 3Reef, good luck with the upgrades! _________ Your #1 Source for Fauna Marin, GHL/Profilux, ZEOvit & Hagen Products!
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09-12-2005, 12:57 PM
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| | Bristle Worm
Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Gypsum, KS Age: 24
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| Re: Recommended lighting for a 36 gallon bow front
I'm trying to achieve a better looking tank. With possibly more coralline algae growth. The tank is FOWLR not planning on adding any corals as of now. Going to make a refugium for that, but that's a whole different thread for me later | |
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09-12-2005, 01:11 PM
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| | Fire Shrimp
Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: IL Age: 34
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| Re: Recommended lighting for a 36 gallon bow front
Cerpin, I would try a daylight spectrum and actinics 50/50 at 10k like Birdlady indicated. Coralife has a great light setup. I love my 48" that i have on my 90g. It give my fish great color and my coral seem to be doing just great with it. I am running at 2.8watts per gallon.
Good luck with the tank. Keep us posted on that refugium! | |
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09-12-2005, 02:22 PM
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| | Spanish Shawl Nudibranch
Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Fall River, MA Age: 26
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| Re: Recommended lighting for a 36 gallon bow front
This is the light I got for my 36 bow front. just make sure you order the mounting legs if you dont intend on hanging it or sitting right on the tank itself. http://www.drsfostersmith.com/produc...&N=2004+113345
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36 Gallon Bow Front
30" Aqualight
-1 True Actinic 03 Blue Power Compact
-1 10,000K Daylight Power Compact
30# Live Rock
40# Aragonite Reef Sand
CPR Bak-Pak 2 with Maxi-jet 1200
20 Gallon Sump/Refugium with Mag 7 pump w/ Pico 300 | |
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09-12-2005, 11:42 PM
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| | Bristle Worm
Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Gypsum, KS Age: 24
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| Re: Recommended lighting for a 36 gallon bow front
thanks everybody!!! before i evern posted this i had been looking at that exact coralife light. so i guess i'm not as out of the loop as i thought i was.... thanks again everybody | |
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09-13-2005, 12:59 AM
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| | Bristle Worm
Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Gypsum, KS Age: 24
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| Re: Recommended lighting for a 36 gallon bow front
Thanks again everbody
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36 Gallon Bow front Reef
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Lighting - Current USA 130W PC Dual Daylight/Dual Actinic/White Moon Light | |
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