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What is your favorite light fixture and/or type of bulbs for African cichlids? It doesn't have to be one you own just the best you have seen in person. I realize lights are completely subjective but I'm curious what public opinion is.
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Re: What is your favorite lighting for Africans
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I use 2 3' Marineland Double Bright LEDs on my 6 foot wc moba tank.180g Oceanic w/colony of 8 WC Moba Fronts (1m/7f) purchased from TNT Cichlids in Jan '05 & numerous fry. 1 F1 adult moba male. 2 2217 Eheims, 2 6080 Tunze Streams, WISA airpump, single stage Johnson ETC.....fishkeeping since 1988.Comment
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What is your favorite lighting for Africans
Ron, how deep and wide is your tank? Do you have any dark spots?Comment
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My tank is 6x2x2. The only dark spots I have are under my holey rock caves.Originally posted by NDsuperduty View Post180g Oceanic w/colony of 8 WC Moba Fronts (1m/7f) purchased from TNT Cichlids in Jan '05 & numerous fry. 1 F1 adult moba male. 2 2217 Eheims, 2 6080 Tunze Streams, WISA airpump, single stage Johnson ETC.....fishkeeping since 1988.Comment
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I like the look LEDs give off in a troph tank (usually has a lot of current causing a shimmer effect)Comment
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I have placed almost ever light over my tanks from CF, VHO, T5, LED, to MH.
Personally, nothing beats the brightness and shimmer of a MH. Looks like the sun beaming down on the lake shore!I ate my fish that died.
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Yeah, after scare of the initial blindingOriginally posted by myjohnson View PostLast edited by SunnyHouTX; 08-28-2012, 11:41 PM.Comment
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What is your favorite lighting for Africans
MH is by far my favorite.Comment
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LEDs!!!!210gPetrochromis Macrognatus Green 'Nsumbu
125g Mdoka White Lip
"Success is the willingness to fail"Comment
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I enjoy a simple T8 daylight lamp (6500K). Low wattage and I have no big trouble with algae.In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
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I'm going on a round six months with my custom HID lighting. It has worked well for me besides a couple bulbs going out which was a $15 fix. I always get compliments on how my tank looks and people think its saltwater. Once again I am only using 3x35 watt 30K HID kits and my tank is 8feet long.240 and 35 Cichlid tanksComment
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Using Beamswork LED's on my tanks, great price
and so far i like them, my wife likes them and my fish like them
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i been thinking of upgrading to these for a while. do u have the reef brights and hows the shimmer?Originally posted by Panda View PostUsing Beamswork LED's on my tanks, great price
and so far i like them, my wife likes them and my fish like them175 tropheus Chaitika
125 tropheus Ujiji
90 tropheus NkondeComment
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