what lights are on your ten gallon FOWLR?

UNCCwill · #1 04/02/2004, 08:21 PM

i probably can't get any more than 15 watt NO, but should i get the normal daylight bulb, the actinic blue 03, or a 50/50?

Scorched_Ice7 · #2 04/03/2004, 12:13 AM

If your only going FOWLR, no corals, you dont need much light at all. Just enough so its nice and bright so you can see your fish

. The only thing that I'll comment on is the higher K you go the better (that doesnt mean go out and buy 20,000K MH bulbs, lol), just so you dont have bad algae outbreaks. They thrive on NO lights with a low Kelvin level. Actininc is not necessary for a non coral tank but the extra blue makes the tank a little bit cooler to look at.

UNCCwill · #3 04/03/2004, 05:34 PM

bump

EnderG60 · #4 04/03/2004, 08:51 PM

fish just have to see to eat, so if you wanted to you could shine a flash light on the tank for feeding time and thats it.

15w should be just fine unless you dont like the way it looks

besides less lights = less alge

UNCCwill · #5 04/03/2004, 09:54 PM

alright, thanks

what about what looks best, the blue or white?

gwrulzmylife · #6 04/04/2004, 02:00 AM

a mixture of blue/white looks best IMO, but I also like the bright yellow that promotes algae!