Good morning everyone!
I need a little advice on bulb replacement for a Oceanic Biocube 29. The tank has been running for a little over a year and the bulbs are due a change. My problem is I can't find the Coralife daylight bulb and after calling them they confirmed they have discontinued them. I can still find the actinic online but I have been running a 50/50 mix and want to replicate what I have been doing.
The Coralife daylight is 10K and I have found some generic 6.5K at 25% of what I used to pay for the Coralife daylight PC bulb. The question is will these sustain the corals and give me a similar look?
My first thoughts are to move to LED's but the tank may only be going for a couple more months, I have a Seareefer 250 waiting to be set up. I also don't feel like hacking up the top or making a screen for the tank, to be honest I don't want to dump any more cash into it, so if the bulb would work I would have $25.00 or so in two bulbs.
Thanks in advance for any help.
I need a little advice on bulb replacement for a Oceanic Biocube 29. The tank has been running for a little over a year and the bulbs are due a change. My problem is I can't find the Coralife daylight bulb and after calling them they confirmed they have discontinued them. I can still find the actinic online but I have been running a 50/50 mix and want to replicate what I have been doing.
The Coralife daylight is 10K and I have found some generic 6.5K at 25% of what I used to pay for the Coralife daylight PC bulb. The question is will these sustain the corals and give me a similar look?
36 watt T4 4-Pin Base 6500K Daylight CFL
36 watt - T4 - 4-Pin (2G11) Base - 6,500K - Daylight - Single Tube - DuoTube - Rapid Start | Eiko Compact Fluorescent Light Bulb
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My first thoughts are to move to LED's but the tank may only be going for a couple more months, I have a Seareefer 250 waiting to be set up. I also don't feel like hacking up the top or making a screen for the tank, to be honest I don't want to dump any more cash into it, so if the bulb would work I would have $25.00 or so in two bulbs.
Thanks in advance for any help.