JohnnyReeftank Posted September 28, 2010 Report Share Posted September 28, 2010 I'm currently new to the hobby and cycling a 35 gallon with 60 lbs live rock, 45lbs argonite and a remora skimmer. I've got 2x36" GLO T5HO's and I want to get a crazy glow in the dark tank going once my cycle is complete. I haven't done much research on the matter yet but I've noticed a decent number of corals and anemones at my LFS have some sort of photo-luminessence that would make them glow in the dark and I wasn't sure if there was a certain trick involved in keeping them. Do these specimens need actinic bulbs? Or do these lights just accentuate whats already glowing? What species would you all recommend for sweet glow in the dark tank? Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rayfong Posted September 28, 2010 Report Share Posted September 28, 2010 You would need actinic bulbs to get the fluorescence. I've also gotten the glow in the dark effect with moon lights as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingin' It Posted September 29, 2010 Report Share Posted September 29, 2010 going for some of the orange, red, white(ish), yellow Zoanthids will glow...many of the brighter colored SPS/LPS corals, basically anything that looks bright in the tank will look awesome under just the actinics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishyFishy! Posted September 29, 2010 Report Share Posted September 29, 2010 Good actinics are the only way to get good glow out of any corals. You can also try good blue LED's to make colors pop. Any corals with neon tips will glow nicely. I have an awesome glow with frog spawn, hammer coral, torch coral, candy canes, and bright colored zoas/zoos. Pretty much anything with a neon glow in your LFS will be good under the right light. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyReeftank Posted September 30, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2010 Sweet...thanks for the heads up. My lights came with a couple of 6700k LIFEGLO bulbs but no actinics. Is it nessessary to stagger the lights (12hrs of whites and 12hrs of actinics) for optimum coral growth? Or should I have them mixed (white and actinics together) for 12 hrs and then have darkness for the other 12? Please let me know what you think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ridethespiral Posted December 22, 2010 Report Share Posted December 22, 2010 You should change out the bulbs for some higher temp. ones. 10,000K + for coral tanks. The actinics should be on with all the other lights Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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