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Old 02-08-2014, 05:04 PM
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Nick, I had trouble making up my mind when I setup my 8 bulb, but knew I didnt want a lot of blue; I prefer a bright, natural look.

So to cover the spectrums for growth and looks, I went with;
2 Superblue
2 Coral Light 10K
3 Coral Light II 14K
1 Fiji Purple

I control each of my 4 ballasts independantly and have played around with the timers over the last 20+ months to balance growth against our viewing times
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Old 02-08-2014, 06:25 PM
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Thanks for all the input guys. I appreciate it. Quite helpful.
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Old 02-10-2014, 12:03 PM
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On mine I've been using 3 Super Blues(20,000K), 1 Fiji Purple, 2 Coral Lights(10,000K) and 2 New Generations(14,000K). I prefer more of a bluer look and the Super Blues get me there.
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Old 02-10-2014, 03:34 PM
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I have always loved the 20k radium look, I went with 6 bulb plus, 1 purple plus and 1 coral plus. The look is not as blue as leds but pretty close! According to ATI, the blue plus puts out quite a bit of par and usable spectrum considering its a bluer bulb.
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