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FishyFishy! 10-13-2010 11:05 PM

Best PC Actinic Bulb?
 
I have a C36" Coralife Aqualight Pro HQI/PC combo light. One of my PC actinics burnt out, and I want to replace both.

I wasn't a fan of the light color of the coralife actinic bulbs that came with the CL pro. What brands are out there that make a really nice, bright 65-96W actinic straight pin PC bulb?

PoonTang 10-13-2010 11:18 PM

I actually changed mine to 50/50 bulbs when I changed them. I like using them for sunrise and you dont need that much actinic supplimintation when using 14k bulbs.

Milad 10-13-2010 11:21 PM

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Originally Posted by PoonTang (Post 556074)
I actually changed mine to 50/50 bulbs when I changed them. I like using them for sunrise and you dont need that much actinic supplimintation when using 14k bulbs.

you got a picture with them on? I was going to change my actinic with 50/50 and 14k MH.

PoonTang 10-13-2010 11:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Milad (Post 556075)
you got a picture with them on? I was going to change my actinic with 50/50 and 14k MH.

there is a fts shot in the first post here:
http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=66349
They are slightly bluer than what the picture shows.

ScubaSteve 10-14-2010 01:18 AM

I've never been pleased with the Coralife actinics as well. I just ordered the 65W Actinics from BRS and they should be here tomorrow, so I can let you know in a few days what I think of them in a few days.

I've heard good things about these bulbs and they're a pretty great price, so here's hopin'!

FishyFishy! 10-14-2010 06:21 AM

Yeah let me know how those BRS work out!

ScubaSteve 10-16-2010 04:54 PM

Alright, got the BRS actinics in lastnight and... holy frig what a difference! Granted my actinics probably haven't been changed in nearly 3 years but wow!

More blue than the coralifes which I always found to be more purple. Greens absolutely explode. Impressed so far and I'd recommend them,

The bulbs are narrower than the stock coralife so they're a little loose in the clips. You can get arpund this by bending the clips inward or just simply turn them on a slight angle and they fit perfect.

Milad 10-16-2010 05:51 PM

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Originally Posted by ScubaSteve (Post 556862)
Alright, got the BRS actinics in lastnight and... holy frig what a difference! Granted my actinics probably haven't been changed in nearly 3 years but wow!

More blue than the coralifes which I always found to be more purple. Greens absolutely explode. Impressed so far and I'd recommend them,

The bulbs are narrower than the stock coralife so they're a little loose in the clips. You can get arpund this by bending the clips inward or just simply turn them on a slight angle and they fit perfect.

which ones are they?

ScubaSteve 10-16-2010 06:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Milad (Post 556876)
which ones are they?


These ones...

Milad 10-16-2010 07:49 PM

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Originally Posted by ScubaSteve (Post 556886)

Do you know if there is a 95w version? My fixture takes 95s.


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