urgent lighting ?

[albie611]

I'm going on vacation tomorrow and my 10 k bulb just burnt out
my light fixture is 2X65 pc's...(1) 10k and (1) actininc
i have a backup bulb but its 50/50 (10k & actinic)
will the tank be ok with mostly actinic lighting for a week? (1)50/50 and (1) actinic ?
i have never in 15 years tried all actinic lighting as my main lights am im a little worried . ...my flight is at 8 am so going out to get one in the morning is not an option( besides the wife would kill me)

whats your experience with this / any help is appreciated ...thanks ....al

 

[panmanmatt]

Re: lighting ?

Your tank/corals will be fine with actinics only for a week. If they can go 3-5 days with no light at all I would think that a week with actinics is ok. I have gone 4 days with just actinics in the summer time to keep the heat down and every5hing survived just fine.

Enjoy your vacation.

 

[albie611]

thats a relief..thanks ...i think ill still worry a little.
after rebounding from the crash in feb '07, i have not left the tank for more then 2 days on auto pilot...i guess here is my test of faith.

 

[malulu]

faith? how about a vacation coverage for a piece of mind?


not sure you have enough time, you may want to check out this: http://www.njreefers.org/joomla/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=9087.0
have fun on your vacation...

 

[albie611]

update....got back yesterday and everything seems to be ok, all auto systems worked fine

10 days of actinic only was not a disaster, i guess it was just like a stormy week in the tropics.
the only thing i see is that could be a problem is i lost a little tissue on the two echino frags but other then that all is ok. i picked up a new 10k bulb this morning and im off to go change it and some water...see you all later...happy reefing.....al