and another question...

[tripleup05]

I'm getting ready to do some more with my lighting. Right now all I have is FOWLR, and thats all I plan on keeping for awhile. Eventually though I do plan on keeping some corals and such. All I have now lighting my tank is one 36" strip light with an actinic blue (about 20,000k I think) bulb. Basically, I'm getting tired of having the blue glare all over everything. So I was thinking of buying another strip to run a lower spectrum white/daylight type bulb in it to blend together with the blue. Thinking that might be better for the critters and LR...? But anyways, I then decided to go ahead and get a 3-tube strip and have 4 bulbs total. With that many bulbs I thought I could run a full spectrum pretty well. But then again, I'm not sure, so would that be sufficient later on when I want to do corals and the like? Or should I go ahead and buy a compact flourecent setup even though I dont necesarily need it yet. And if I should, what would be the best kind to get for a 46bow front? I know that alot, but thanks yall!

 

[ChrisRD]

If it's just a FOWLR and all you want to do is change the look you can get a 50/50 lamp (blend of actinic & daylight). No need to add more lighting (unless you want the tank brighter).

If you're going to add corals in the near future, then I'd make the investment in a high output lighting system.