Lighting question - Canreef Aquatics Bulletin Board

01-28-2005, 12:54 AM

StirCrazy

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Willow

it also depends on the brand of 10k lights. one of my 10k's has a slight yellow tinge compaired to the other one.

yup because 10K is not realy white, it can have a slight yellow or green tinge depending on how the spectrum is split up to give you that 10K result. this is why we add a bit of actinic lighting to make the light look anywhere from icewhite to sorta blueish.

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