Caesar Posted August 21, 2003 Share Posted August 21, 2003 I am thinking about gettting a 175 MH but I do not want to supplement Actinics, what color temp should I use?? Link to comment
jdsabin1 Posted August 21, 2003 Share Posted August 21, 2003 20k. I have two 175 watt 20k's over my 20l and don't use or need actinics. I love the color. Link to comment
Physh1 Posted August 21, 2003 Share Posted August 21, 2003 Personally I find the 20k's a little too blue so I prefer a 12k color. The 12k has some blue in it but not nearly as potent as the 20k's do. If you like to see a lot of blue the 20 is for you...if not than run 12k's. I've got 2 12k 250's over each of my 75 reefs and no actinic supplementation...perfect for me. Cameron. Link to comment
Caesar Posted August 21, 2003 Author Share Posted August 21, 2003 Can you still see the fluorescent highlight on corals with 12k?? Link to comment
serjuanca88 Posted August 23, 2003 Share Posted August 23, 2003 I was lead to beleive that to get flouresceoing (sp) from coral, you need an individual actinic source. Link to comment
jdsabin1 Posted August 23, 2003 Share Posted August 23, 2003 Originally posted by serjuanca88 I was lead to beleive that to get flouresceoing (sp) from coral, you need an individual actinic source. Not necessarily true. It's all spectrum driven and that's why you see actinic mixed in with very bright, low spectrum halides for example (6500 and 10k). Link to comment
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