Another light thread.. Need some help and advice!

[gregzz4]

I've read the opposite of what Raied stated
ATI are the preferred bulbs, with KZ coming in a close second, and Geissman being possibly 3rd depending on what you read where
For me, the prices follow the trends above
I replaced all my ATIs with KZs as I can get them locally instead of ordering
I went from;
Blue Plus to Super Blue (close enough for me)
Fiji Pink to Fiji Purple (don't care)
Aquablue Special to Coral Light II new gen (from 15K to 14K)

All are minimal differences in spectrum

The Coral Light you mentioned is a 10K bulb and looks yellow to the eye, but is a very bright white in your tank and would be a good replacement for one of your gen II bulbs

If you're not growing show corals, or trying to make a living with them, you'll be fine with either brand

Just don't change all your bulbs at the same time
Do it over weeks per pair so your corals can adjust

[gregzz4]

If you want to compare spectrums, look on Reef Geek
I searched for 54w bulbs, but it's all the same

[mrhasan]

Originally Posted by gregzz4

I've read the opposite of what Raied stated
ATI are the preferred bulbs, with KZ coming in a close second, and Geissman being possibly 3rd depending on what you read where
For me, the prices follow the trends above
I replaced all my ATIs with KZs as I can get them locally instead of ordering
I went from;
Blue Plus to Super Blue (close enough for me)
Fiji Pink to Fiji Purple (don't care)
Aquablue Special to Coral Light II new gen (from 15K to 14K)

All are minimal differences in spectrum

The Coral Light you mentioned is a 10K bulb and looks yellow to the eye, but is a very bright white in your tank and would be a good replacement for one of your gen II bulbs

If you're not growing show corals, or trying to make a living with them, you'll be fine with either brand

Just don't change all your bulbs at the same time
Do it over weeks per pair so your corals can adjust

Here's a small fight about it :
http://www.manhattanreefs.com/forum/...b-issue-2.html

Honestly, PARs cannot be compared between different people's value since ballast, reflector and the operating temperatures are variable. I tried finding the numbers but couldn't. Sanjay's reef lighting guide doesn't include T5. Don't know why he didn't look into it

[gregzz4]

For most, it's comparing apples to apples
Mine is more green than yours, but what shade of green are we talking about here ?

Like I said, for most of us, ATI and KZ are both good enough, and are the best around

[mrhasan]

Originally Posted by gregzz4

For most, it's comparing apples to apples
Mine is more green than yours, but what shade of green are we talking about here ?

Like I said, for most of us, ATI and KZ are both good enough, and are the best around

Shades of green

Yah other than the price, one cannot go wrong with any of those two brands of bulbs.

[ashr]

Thanks for the links, Ill check into it!

[reefwars]

hi andrew


IMO kz are a better bulb we sell both the ati and kz (in fact the only two we carry) bulbs while ati are def cheaper we get better reviews for kz and most people find they last longer then ati bulbs do.


just a FYI i gave you the kz at the ATI price since we were out of the ATI you wanted

let me know what you think of them and my offer still stands if you would like to change them out

cheers

denny

concept aquariums

[ashr]

No worries Denny, I think I will keep them for sure. I just didnt know much about the KZ so I wanted to ask some others. I just need to switch out a New Gen for a coral light. I might just order that and a fiji pink.


Thanks for all the help and good deal on the bulbs, that is awesome haha