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Question tag: actinics 19 Questions

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pin square) and in 4 months, two of the actinics are failing which leads to some concern of costly bulb replacement. Who makes good pc bulbs?

actinics bulb failing leads months Pin square

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Why are Blue Actinics used for reefs?

actinics BLUE reefs Used

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Are actinics really not beneficial?

actinics Beneficial

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Lionfish Lighting Actinics Only?

actinics lighting lionfish

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whats the difference between the pc and VHO actinics?

actinics pc vho

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Do you think that having all the actinics at the front of the tank will be a problem?

actinics problem tank think

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Right now, I am using 10,000K as my whites. Would it be more helpful to reduce my whites to 6,500K as well as increase the actinics to 03s?

actinics helpful increase reduce right Whites

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My lighting is dual 65W 10000K/actinics. Not enough like for this mushroom?

actinics dual lighting Mushroom

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just wondering what the downside to having too many Actinics on a reef tank?

actinics downside Reef tank wondering

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It is about time to change out the fluorescents and I was wondering what exactly the difference is between regular blue actinics and actinic whites?

Actinic actinics BLUE difference fluorescents regular time Whites wondering

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Would (4) T5 actinics be overkill for this tank with the halides?

actinics halides overkill T5 tank

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Can you suggest a wattage that would be good for this application from actinics to day lights and if HQI if I need?

actinics application good hqi lights wattage

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Aside form that, would it be correct to say that actinics are more for “us”, the aquarists, than “them”, being the corals?

actinics aquarists aside corals form

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Would I need to supplement an HQI system with actinics or would 2 150 watt HQI without actinics be sufficient?

actinics hqi sufficient supplement system watt

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I have a couple of questions about the lighting. How should I set up timers for lighting, in morning the actinics what time to start and for how long?

actinics Couple lighting time timers

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Should the lighting be off during initial cycling, or should just actinics be on for a few hours a day?

actinics cycling hours initial lighting

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Should I install 3 daylight 3 actinics or 4 daylight 2 actinics, or would this matter at all?

actinics daylight install

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To clarify, PC type of light just isn intense enough to do much PAR wise or is it actinics don do much PAR wise and are for looks?

actinics clarify intense light looks par pc type wise

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If any, what are the benefits of double ended bulbs. Would you consider 3 250W @ 10000K (with actinics) be sufficient for the more demanding hard corals and tridacnids?

actinics Benefits bulbs double ended sufficient