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  1. 1. What kind of lighting for you using for LPS?

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can i ask what are the difference for the use of blue or white light?

from what i know is that blue brings out flourescent while white for photosynthesis.

so is it ok to use all white light only for a LPS tank?

and what is the power wattage for 3ft 4ft T5 NO? nvr seen 1 b4...

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can i ask what are the difference for the use of blue or white light?

from what i know is that blue brings out flourescent while white for photosynthesis.

so is it ok to use all white light only for a LPS tank?

and what is the power wattage for 3ft 4ft T5 NO? nvr seen 1 b4...

Blue and red is very important for photosynthsis.

White has a bit of both.

Depnding on what you keeping you may need to add blue or red accordingly

6.5 * 2 * 2 + 3.75 * 1.5 *1.5,(Decomn on 14/9/08)
4*2*2 + 2.5*1.25*1.25 (Decomn on 1/8/09)
5*2*2 (Fully LED light system, 140 3 watt SSC leds with 60 degree lens)(Decomm)
2.5*2*2(Fully LED Light System,96 3 watt SSC leds with 60 degree lens)(Decomm)

5*2.5*2(LED only)

Eheim return 1 * pump

1 HP Daikin compressor with cooling coil
2 Jebao OW40, 1 ecotech MP40,
1X6085 Tunze wm,

1 CURVE 7 Skimmer

  1 DIY 80 led control by Bluefish mini 

1 radion XR30W G2, 2 Radion XR15G3

Sump area lite by 5 ft T5 , 6 * SSC 3 watt red LED for refugium

1 Full spectrum E27 led light

1 CR control by bubble count

Start No Water Change since 1st Dec 2016

Add new 2.5x2x 1.5 ft 

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So does SPS

6.5 * 2 * 2 + 3.75 * 1.5 *1.5,(Decomn on 14/9/08)
4*2*2 + 2.5*1.25*1.25 (Decomn on 1/8/09)
5*2*2 (Fully LED light system, 140 3 watt SSC leds with 60 degree lens)(Decomm)
2.5*2*2(Fully LED Light System,96 3 watt SSC leds with 60 degree lens)(Decomm)

5*2.5*2(LED only)

Eheim return 1 * pump

1 HP Daikin compressor with cooling coil
2 Jebao OW40, 1 ecotech MP40,
1X6085 Tunze wm,

1 CURVE 7 Skimmer

  1 DIY 80 led control by Bluefish mini 

1 radion XR30W G2, 2 Radion XR15G3

Sump area lite by 5 ft T5 , 6 * SSC 3 watt red LED for refugium

1 Full spectrum E27 led light

1 CR control by bubble count

Start No Water Change since 1st Dec 2016

Add new 2.5x2x 1.5 ft 

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Sps seem to respond Quite well to led lighting, but in my case, my zoas don't seem to pop as they did under t5ho. Anybody else experiencing this? My purple death looking brown under normal lighting :( only deep purple when I off the main lights and leave the blues on.

I will prefer LED lights. They are bright, coloful and very efficient.

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Sps seem to respond Quite well to led lighting, but in my case, my zoas don't seem to pop as they did under t5ho. Anybody else experiencing this? My purple death looking brown under normal lighting :( only deep purple when I off the main lights and leave the blues on.

Same goes to mine. Purple look brown using T5.

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Depend on the depth of tank

Cheers,

James

Reviving my reef tank :

Crystal glass 53" x 22" x 17" rimless (inclusive of 12"x22"x17" IOS)

Life Reef HVS3-24 with mazzei venturi

ATI Sunpower 8 x 39w T5 (4 x Blue plus, 2 x Aqua blue special, Coral plus)

ZET Light 3 x 3w LEDs moonlight

Arctica 1/3 Hp + 1/4 Hp back up

Vortech mp40w x 3 + Jebao wp25

Eheim 1264 x 3 + water blaster 5000

Vortech back up battery

TLF-150 + Rowaphos

Activated carbon

Kamoer 3 channel + CaCl2 + NaHCo3

150L Refugium with DSB, miracle mud, cheato

2ft T5 x 2 light tubes for refugium

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