What Can I keep with MH 20,000k bulbs?

[megatron_55]

Originally Posted by vanreefer

for 700.00 I would buy another 250w ballast fixture and bulb DIY a Canopy with actinics then you could put a 20K bulb in the new fixture if you still thought it was too yellow
Just a thought

I have a 27 gallon tank ... 500 watts of MH + Actinics =

I wouldn't put anymore than 300 watts of MH . . .

[Richer]

I had over 500watts of MH over my old 33gallon tank (2x250w MH and 1x95watt VHO actinic). Just about everything loved it. I have a single 250w MH over my current 24"x24"x12" tank and everything is reacting quite positively to that as well. So I personally don't think going with a couple of 250s (via diy) is a bad idea... it would pretty much help you keep just about everything and probably be cheaper than that $700 light system. I built my old 2x250w system for under 500 bucks (including bulbs).

-Rich

[BCOrchidGuy]

You could always add one or two T5 Actinics to balance out the colour of the 10,000 or upgrade the bulb to a higher Kelvin rating, say 14,000K. There is a lot you could do with $700...

Doug