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THEKIDSTA1
03/23/2007, 12:57 PM
I CURRENTLY RUN 3X 400 WATT 20K LIGHTS ON MY SPS/LPS REEF TANK. I NOTICED THAT THE BLUE ACRO CORALS ARE NOT AS BLUE AFTER A FEW DAYS UNDER THIS LIGHTING SPECTRUM...SHOULD I USE 14K...OR MAYBE 10K??
COULD THE THE LIGHTING SPECTRUM CHANGE THE CORALS COLOR TO RICHER???
CAN ANYONE GIVE ME INPUT BEFORE I BUY NEW LIGHTS...BTW I AM RUNNING CORALVUE BULBS NOW, AND I WANT TO SWITCH TO THE HAMILTON 400 WATT 14K MOGULE BASE...
EDDIE

THEKIDSTA1
03/23/2007, 04:27 PM
IS THERE ANYONE OUT THERE????????....LOL
HELOOOOOOOooooooooooooo.
ANY INPUT ON MY LIGHTING???...SHOULD I USE 10K, 14K OR KEEP THE 20K THAT I HAVE NOW???

nyvp
03/23/2007, 06:04 PM
1st try not using caps people around here kinda frown on it. I'm using hammy 250w 14ks and like them a lot. For a strictly sps the most common that I see is xm10k and actinic for color and growth. After that it goes in every direction and color spectrum.

mg426
03/23/2007, 06:10 PM
I use 14k hamiltons. I am very happt with them.

smcdonn
03/23/2007, 07:13 PM
I also run 14K hamiltons and really enjoy the color.

jer77
03/23/2007, 07:19 PM
What did you used to run before? Have you changed anything else? What brand of bulbs are you running now?

THEKIDSTA1
03/24/2007, 12:03 PM
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9554630#post9554630 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by jer77
What did you used to run before? Have you changed anything else? What brand of bulbs are you running now?

RIGHT NOW I HAVE 3 X 400 WATT MH CORALVUE 20K.
I AM LOOKING INTO THE HAMILTON 400 WATT MH 14K.

THIS SET UP THAT I HAVE IS ALMOST 1 YEAR OLD. I LIVE IN FL AND THE LAST HURRICANE KILLED MY 75 GAL...SO I UPGRADED TO A 180 GAL !! AND BOUGHT A GENERATOR...I RAN ALL OF THE PIPES THRU THE WALL AROUND THE HOUSE AND INTO MY GARAGE. I HAVE A 30 GAL REFUGIUM, 40 GALLON SUMP WITH A FLOAT FOR THE RO/DI TOP OFF CONNECTION FOR EVAP WATER, A MANGROVE SYSTEM A KALK DOSER, AND 1/2 HP CHILLER. THATS IT...FOR NOW;)

THEKIDSTA1
03/24/2007, 12:36 PM
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9554571#post9554571 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by smcdonn
I also run 14K hamiltons and really enjoy the color.

THINK I AM GOING TO DO THE SAME...THANKS!!
HERE IS A FEW PICS OF MY TANK,,,HOWEVER THE PICS DONT DO THE TANK JUSTICE,,,THE TANK IS MORE COLORFUL THAN THE PICS FOR SOME REASON....

EDDIE

stugray
03/24/2007, 01:11 PM
"1st try not using caps people around here kinda frown on it"

THAT MEANS THAT PEOPLE THINK YOURE YELLING WHEN YOU ALWAYS USE CAPS.

I use 20K 400W XMs on my tank:

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/60772DSCN0614.jpg

You can see it's very blue.

I have no other lighting.

Stu