The Better Actinic Bulb

[reefburnaby]

Hi,

That's what I use too (Zoomed). I think there are two version : one for T8s and one for T12s. So, you'll need to pick the appropriate style. Big Al's, Animal house and King Ed's carries them.

In general, actinics are very similar to the 03, but there are a couple of exceptions. PC actinics are a bit wierd -- they didn't have a 03 actinic for quite a while. So, the older PC actinics were actually blue lamps...not actinic. Never PC have a choice between blue and actinic 03. Another unusual actinic is that URI super actinic -- they are actually blue-violet [img]smile.gif[/img] For the most part, Philips 03 is the standard so if you are trying to decide between the two...pick the cheaper Phillips 03.

I suspect the Phillips owns the patent on the 03 phosphors, so I wouldn't be surprised if Corallife contracted Phillips to make their actinic lamp.

- Victor.