CHoffman

The new 30gallon that we just purchased was setup as a saltwater tank. Jeff said it came with the standard hood with light built in and then they have a coral life lighting system..he says the bulb that's in there now is a 6 K 50/50..and an extra light thats a 10k...He didn't see any watts on it. I don't plan to have this setup as a saltwater tank so I'm just kinda wondering what these lights are like...I don't know much about lighting systems so any info is great. Thanks folks.

Nate McFin

I also have the 10,000/actinic combo in my 20 gln nano.

Since its meant for corals it really throws alot of light. My tetras hate it to the point where if I have it on they go into a corner and stay put. I have since raised it up some and put a few strips of foil to shade certain areas so they have somewhere else to go. It also heats the tank alot when I take the foil out.
The plants seem to like it alot though.
I will be swapping mine out when I get a chance as its just too bright for my tastes.

CHoffman

Thanks Nate...I was thinking about making it a planted tank or using the lights for my 55 and making it a planted tank...Do you know how many watts the 6k and the 10K are??

CHoffman

Ok, Now that I've got it home I can see what's going on. Your 10,000/actinic combo is exactly what this is...It is a very bright little guy. If you know how many watt's yours are that would be great. Thanks again for helping me out.

Nate McFin

Mine are 48 watts total but I think it would depend on ballast size and bulb size. Mine are small 18-20" if I had to guess. It would be different for a larger set up.

djbrist

Hi Cesch, I have 10,000 k 20 watt 24 inch Corallife t-12, and 2800k hagen glo 20 watt t-8, and cordinate them during on times, because as Nate said, way bright for my tetras too, but good for plants. I guess I "try" to immitate the daily sun with the coordination of the two bulbs on dif. timers.

ps they are on my 30 long too.

Great buy, have fun
Dave

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mathas

As djbrist indirectly pointed out, Coralife is a brand that manufactures both bulbs and entire fixtures. So when you say "it came with the standard hood with light built in and then they have a coral life lighting system", do you mean a standard hood with a Coralife bulb, or a standard hood and a Coralife lighting fixture?

Since it's a brand rather than a type, it's going to be difficult to provide any feedback on wattage unless we know what kind of fixture (T5, compact fluorescent, etc.) you have. It might be worth taking a look at their lighting line here and seeing if anything looks familiar. Otherwise, a picture of the bulb and a length/diameter measurement would probably help ID what it is.

grump

Hi CHoffman I have a 48" coralife 50\50 light with 2 CF at 22" bulbs at 65 w each... It depends on the ballist in the light the determends the wattage if I am not mistakin...Hope I helped Rob