LJ23 Posted March 8, 2004 Share Posted March 8, 2004 What do you think the best bulb for growth and color is? Any would you recommend any supplementation (ie. actinic)? Link to comment
theclearblue Posted March 8, 2004 Share Posted March 8, 2004 what are your tank specs? Link to comment
LJ23 Posted March 8, 2004 Author Share Posted March 8, 2004 10gal aga What else do you want to know? I'm going heavy sps and a clam or two. I'm leaning toward either a 13k or 20k with 2x36 10k supp. Any suggestions? Link to comment
theclearblue Posted March 8, 2004 Share Posted March 8, 2004 What wattage are you planning to run on the MH and is it mogul, hqi? Keep in mind a 20k has a lower PAR. How about a 10k with the 2x36 acitinic. Link to comment
TJG Posted March 8, 2004 Share Posted March 8, 2004 I just got the 14k hameltons I love the look of them with my VHO a little brighter then the raduims and not near as blue. Link to comment
LJ23 Posted March 8, 2004 Author Share Posted March 8, 2004 Was thinking of 175/250. Either 175 with 10k or 250 with 20k to makeup for loss PAR. In mogul style. LFS has 14k's for $79.99 and uses them in the 4 huge coral tanks. And all corals look great, so I might go that way too. Still looking for a some more input! jasontatro, do you have any pics of the ushio 10k in use? Thanks... Link to comment
LakerFan Posted March 9, 2004 Share Posted March 9, 2004 If you are planning to supplement with some actinics, I would greatly suggest the USHIO 10K as it has higher par values than the higher kelvin rated bulb, yet it maintains a crisp white look that looks great with actinic supplementation. For comparison pics, take a look at this link http://www.cnidarianreef.com/lamps.cfm. Link to comment
LJ23 Posted March 10, 2004 Author Share Posted March 10, 2004 lakerfan, link doesn't work.. PM it to me, or repost please. Thanks, -Nick Link to comment
B16A2NR Posted March 10, 2004 Share Posted March 10, 2004 The link works if you delete the period at the end. Todd Link to comment
onthefly Posted March 10, 2004 Share Posted March 10, 2004 I second the ushio 10kK with Ac03's Link to comment
coral reef Posted March 11, 2004 Share Posted March 11, 2004 i am always a big fan of simplicity go with a 20k bulb and dont use actinics looks good works great Link to comment
jasontatro Posted March 11, 2004 Share Posted March 11, 2004 Problem with your 20k is that it's PAR is considerably less than a 10k. Link to comment
GSXR1000 Posted March 11, 2004 Share Posted March 11, 2004 XM 10k blows Ushio straight out the water. Way brighter no yellow. PAR is higher on the XM over the Ushio also. Link to comment
LJ23 Posted March 11, 2004 Author Share Posted March 11, 2004 Thanks for the input guys! Link to comment
movingshadow Posted March 11, 2004 Share Posted March 11, 2004 depending on the wattage: 150W MH: I'd go for either BLV/Ushio 10kK WITH actinic supplementation or the aqualine buschke 13000K bulb (it's called "aqualine 1000") Oh and I'm not sure if they are available in the USA, but the Giesemann performance burners are great too!! (too bad they don't make 70W :x ) 250W MH: you can consider using a 20kK bulb as the par is higher than with a 150W lamp... otherwise I'd stick to bulbs at 15000K max (tunze makes a 15kK bulb) Link to comment
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