Just Got Some New Lights

[Eversurf]

I went to the shop before class and I bought two Actinic 420 lights for my tank. The person working there tonight had no idea in the difference of the lights, so to the best of my knowledge I picked two actinic 420 lights. They are kinda of blue.... is that going to work for me with mainly fish with no coral and 1 anemone?

 

[Mr.September15]

I went to the shop before class and I bought two Actinic 420 lights for my tank. The person working there tonight had no idea in the difference of the lights, so to the best of my knowledge I picked two actinic 420 lights. They are kinda of blue.... is that going to work for me with mainly fish with no coral and 1 anemone?

2 actinic lights??? I never heard of such a thing Usually its a daylight bulb and an actinic light Odd, lets see what Ski has to say or even Chac since hes back

 

[Ter]

yeah hummm... what kind of anemone is that?
Ter

 

[SkiFletch]

Well, 420 stands for the wavelength of light in nanometers they're supposed to display (blue) primarily. Thats all well and good, but what you should really be concerned with is the type of bulb. Is it a T8? T5? PC? Halide? Does it span the length of the tank (if its a flourescent)?

 

[Lynden]

Having twin actinics instead of an actinic and a daylight is something that most fish would like. Many of our fish are from slightly deeper waters, and the light is bluish down there.

-Lynden

P.S.
the vast majority of anemones we keep need at least PC or T-5; if the bulbs you have bought are T-12 or T-8 N.O.... the anemone will very doubtfully survive.

 

[Eversurf]

It says f15t8 /actinic 420 on the bulb.

When I put it in my anemone kinda moved away from it.

This is the description I got from the website
High intensity actinic lamp with strong emissions in the short wavelength region of the spectrum, peaking at 420 nm.
Ideal for marine aquariums, reef tanks, and African cichlids.
Promotes the growth of zooxanthellae algae, essential for the growth and well being of all photosynthetic corals and invertebrates.
Simulates the short wavelength blue light which penetrates to reef depths in nature.
Output closely matches the absorption peak of blue chlorophyll used in photosynthesis.
Long lasting: Effective for up to 10,000 hours.

This is the one I'm thinking of getting
50/50 combination of 6500k trichromatic daylight phosphor and actinic 420 phosphor in the same lamp.
Ideal for marine aquariums, reef aquariums, African cichlids and discus fish.
Provides high intensity full spectrum illumination, strong in the short wavelength blue region essential for photosynthetic corals and invertebrates, balanced with 6500k daylight for natural color enhancement and viewing pleasure.
Long lasting: Effective for up to 10,000 hours.

 

[SkiFletch]

F15T8 stands for 15watt T8 bulb. Not the best for nems . You should be looking for T5 bulbs which are thinner but more powerful than T8s. The T rating stands for diameter in eights of an inch, so a T8 bulb is 8/8ths of an inch (aka 1"). A T5 bulb is 5/8ths of an inch and a T12 bulb is 12/8ths of an inch. Thinner bulbs are more powerful

 

[Lynden]

Promotes the growth of zooxanthellae algae

Yeah, if they were an inch away from the anemone

Better take Ski's advice and upgrade to either T-5's or PC's. You will have to pay a bit more for them, but trust us; it's worth it.

-Lynden