All actinic lighting?

reefslugs · 03/25/2019, 05:12 PM

I was wanting to know if any of you are running all actinic lights on their tank. I see that Jason Fox says he only runs actinic lighting on his tanks. If you are running this light spectrum. What do you think? How are the corals colors and growth?

jeremevans · 03/25/2019, 05:17 PM

I thought JF runs ReefBrite LEDs, some MH and actinics. I've never been to his place, but the Reef Builders episode there shows off and discussed some of that.

I think you run blues only without any issues, but I've never tried. The"whites" are more for balancing color for humans... And maybe growing algae?

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Bpb · 03/25/2019, 05:37 PM

I think this depends entirely on what you’re growing. I have maybe 5 things that look better under straight blue lighting. The several dozen other specimens just turn dark blue like the rocks and have zero pop even under blue LEDs. They show their best color under 10-14k lighting. You CAN run all blues, but it’ll severely limit what will look good in your tank. If all you want are tenuis, lps, and zoas, it’ll look awesome. If you want a wide assortment of sps, it’s advisable to run some full spectrum lighting.

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jtietz · 03/25/2019, 10:08 PM

I run kessil a 350 tune blue only on blue, and ati coral plus and aqua blue specials.

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03/25/2019, 05:12 PM	#1
reefslugs Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: St.Charles, Mo. Posts: 1,647	All actinic lighting? I was wanting to know if any of you are running all actinic lights on their tank. I see that Jason Fox says he only runs actinic lighting on his tanks. If you are running this light spectrum. What do you think? How are the corals colors and growth? __________________ Darrell Current Tank Info: Oceanic 200g mixed reef, 65g sump/fugium, 4 Viporspectra LED's, Tunze 2105 x 2 with controller, Simplicity return pump & skimmer, Octopus calcium reactor, lots of love.

03/25/2019, 05:17 PM	#2
jeremevans Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: Saint Helens, OR Posts: 54	I thought JF runs ReefBrite LEDs, some MH and actinics. I've never been to his place, but the Reef Builders episode there shows off and discussed some of that. I think you run blues only without any issues, but I've never tried. The"whites" are more for balancing color for humans... And maybe growing algae? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

03/25/2019, 05:37 PM	#3
Bpb Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Texas Posts: 3,148	I think this depends entirely on what you’re growing. I have maybe 5 things that look better under straight blue lighting. The several dozen other specimens just turn dark blue like the rocks and have zero pop even under blue LEDs. They show their best color under 10-14k lighting. You CAN run all blues, but it’ll severely limit what will look good in your tank. If all you want are tenuis, lps, and zoas, it’ll look awesome. If you want a wide assortment of sps, it’s advisable to run some full spectrum lighting. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

03/25/2019, 10:08 PM	#4
jtietz Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2016 Posts: 17	I run kessil a 350 tune blue only on blue, and ati coral plus and aqua blue specials. Sent from my SM-G955U using Tapatalk