bulb arrangement

[bignose]

After I learned how the switches worked with the bulbs I've decided to go with fishytime's suggestion so I can work with timing atinics and daylights.

I will post before and after pic but I don't think much will be noticeable. But being a new fixture I can hope it will be better with the new reflector.

[chris88]

Your fixtures controls the front and the back bulb on the same switch?

[bignose]

one switch controls 2 outer on each side and the other the four in the middle

[bignose]

Here are the pictures


before


after

I found it brighter but the pictures show otherwise. It did notice my corals have better color now. I also had to lift my fixture up about 5" with the new reflectors and bulbs. I bleached my strawberry shortcake and I'm hoping it pulls through.

[chris88]

There is a huge improvement in color with those new bulbs, what were you running before? The before pics look washed out and in the after you can see some highlights in the blues and pinks. What is the colony on the center bottom of the tank? It looks like pink acans or zoanthids. Do you have a zoomed in pic of it?

I love the low laying aquascape. I think you should post some pics in a month time to see how the corals colors change with the new bulbs.