Begginer Questions

Discussion in 'Coral' started by reefgirl16, Jun 15, 2011.

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  1. reefgirl16

    reefgirl16 Feather Duster

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    6500k??
     
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  2. wasitgreen

    wasitgreen Feather Duster

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    6,500 Kelvins (It's a way of telling temperature just like Celsius and Fahrenheit, it also gets whiter the higher the temp). An average reef bulb is 10,000K-20,000K.
     
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  3. thepanfish

    thepanfish Flying Squid

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    Degrees Kelvin.
    How you measure light temp. 6500K is very yellow, 10,000K is less and 20,000K (what most use) is bluish.
     
    thepanfish, Jun 15, 2011
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  4. reefgirl16

    reefgirl16 Feather Duster

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    oh, lol now i feel kinda ignorant
     
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  5. thepanfish

    thepanfish Flying Squid

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    Don't lol.
    Anyway, get your tank out of direct light and get some artificial light on there!
     
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  6. reefgirl16

    reefgirl16 Feather Duster

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    :-/ that'll require a lot of man power that's not at hand for me. i'd have to take almost eveything out to move it myself..
     
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  7. reefgirl16

    reefgirl16 Feather Duster

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    When I went to my LFS i saw a 300gph circilitory pump, it's supposed to immatate reef current would it be a good idea to get it, or sould I think of something else
     
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  8. thepanfish

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    Thick drapery perhaps?
    Yeah, if you have the money to spend try a Vortech MP10ES. You can adjust flow and create a standing wave, or simulate real reef conditions.
     
    thepanfish, Jun 15, 2011
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  9. reefgirl16

    reefgirl16 Feather Duster

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    Oh that's neat :2thumbsup What about the elements? which ones do i get?
     
    reefgirl16, Jun 17, 2011
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  10. thepanfish

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    What elements?
     
    thepanfish, Jun 17, 2011
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