Need advice on prop tank lighting.

I would go UVL 75/25 for the outer 2 lights. The middle I would use the GE 3000K & a super antinic by UVL

 

Well this isn't advice on lighting but make sure when your power or pump turns off your prop tub doesn't completely drain like mine did and kill everything....live and learn i guess.

 

Oh no Jeremy, was that recently??  I surely hope not.

 

I think it happened monday night, the breaker to my pwer center flipped causing my return pump to stop pumping which caused the prop tub to back siphon into my sump and completely drain. The circ pumps were running dry and and woke up my wife, i went downstairs and got everything going agin but i guess it was too late, i have no idea how long the corals were out of the water for but it was long enough. I lost quite a bit of my stuff along with craigs and lees colonies. It looks like a few pieces may make it but there are easilly over 100 corals dead....to think all i would have needed was a check valve and everything still would have been ok.

 

I'm really sorry that happened Jeremy

 

Cause the 3K is going to really give more growth potential then the higher numbers. Using the 75/25 & antinics will help balance it out & give you the good color. Then you can have good growth along with good color

 

xroads,  what would you set the timers at for those bulbs?
set the 75/25 to come on fist then the 3K to simulate high noon, or just turn them all on shortly after each other and let them go for 10 to 12 hrs?

 

I would run all but the 3k for 3 hours, then all for for 6 hours, and & then 3 again for 3 hours. You may have to ease the 3k in though so you dont bleach them