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Devonious 12-02-2009 04:54 AM

What actinics are you using?
 
I have really blue lights at night.
What should i be using?

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lorenz0 12-02-2009 05:01 AM

T5's???

looks like your running somewhere around a 22,000k bulb (actinic plus, reef blue...)

depending what you want, true actinic's will make your colors pop way more. But they are usless bulbs depending on what your running

Devonious 12-02-2009 05:07 AM

I am running 6, 24W, t5s.
I believe i have a 22,000k bulb and a normal actinic. The other 4 are 10,000k sun bulbs.

lorenz0 12-02-2009 05:14 AM

Its really just personal preferance

I changed out my 14,000k's for 17,500k bulbs (aqua science duo) and they aren't that blue but the colors i am getting are alot better than what i was getting with a lower kelvin bulb.

what are you planning on doing what the tank?

TheMikey 12-02-2009 01:38 PM

I have a single UVL super actinic in my 4 x 24 system. It's supposed to give off the actinic spectrum as well as some decent par (about 260, I think). It's flanked by a pair of 22K Aquascience and a KZ Fiji Purple.


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