vho bulbs

[dadummy]

hello there,

10,000k bulbs, how do the coralife stand up to the aquasun? the aquasun is a pink light, is the coralife a crisp white? what's the cri and par comparison?

I am ordering new bulbs and a ballast. I currently have vho, (1) aquasun, (1) actinic white, (1) aqua-d white), (1) aqua-d blue and
(2) NO 40w aqua-d blue , I am upgrading the 40w to VHO

I was thinking 4-actinic white and 2 super actinc

I would rather have 4-10,000k and 2-super actinic,. however I do not like the pink aquasun.

then i thought 2- aquasun, 2 actinic white, 2 super actinic

what's my best options?

I keep zoanthids , lps, and some sps (montipora), I am leaning more towards the sps and lps and stearing away from the softies.

I understand halides would be best , however I cannot afford to make the transition just yet

thanks for your help

[jjmg]

Althugh I'm not Hellolights, I can share what I have found out about VHO. The Aquasuns do give off a pink light that I've found makes the colors of fish stand out more. The Super Actinic is the best actinic I have seen, although I have not seen the new T-5 lights the company is putting out. The Actinic White puts off a nice white glow that the corals seem to like.

If it were me and I was leaning towards lps and sps (I've grown them inder VHO and they do well, but maybe not the best color) I'd go with 4 Actinic White and 2 Super Actnic. I'd give up a bit of color in the fish for the health of the coral.

[HelloLights]

Hey Dadummy,

Up until last year I used VHO only for a long time. I found the same thing you did with the URI Aquasun looking to pink for me. I used 2x Coralife 10K and 2x URI Super Actinic for a long time. I found this to be a nice blend.

They way to decide is to decide what color you prefer (ie bluer tank/ whiter tank) and base your combination on that. I tend to like a split right down the middle. The combination you mentioned will be more on the bluer side which is fine if you like that combination.

Heres my list...

URI 10K----ok coloration in corals but too pink
Coralife 10K----nice crisp white color
Coralife Actinic---- Blue in color and pretty nice
URI Actinic--- Purple in color and creates very nice fluoresing in the corals.

Hope this helps..plese let us know if you have more questions.

HL

[dadummy]

thanks for the replies,

this is what i am going to do,

2- super actinic
2- coralife 10,000k
2 actinic white

I can run the coralife on one ballast
the actinic white on another ballast
and the super actinic on a third

then plug and play and see which combination i like best

so by the next time I need new bulbs , I will know which way i want to go.
hopefully by then I'll be askin g about which halide bulbs I would like to run

thanks again

[HelloLights]

lol! Sounds good. That is the way to do it.

When you go to metal halide give us a call and we'll set you up!

HL

[cristhiam]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8167059#post8167059 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by dadummy
thanks for the replies,

this is what i am going to do,

2- super actinic
2- coralife 10,000k
2 actinic white

I can run the coralife on one ballast
the actinic white on another ballast
and the super actinic on a third

then plug and play and see which combination i like best

so by the next time I need new bulbs , I will know which way i want to go.
hopefully by then I'll be askin g about which halide bulbs I would like to run

thanks again

Hi, do you have pics of your tank? I'm debating on what to get. I have 2 icecaps 660s, I've been running for quite a while 4 40W 6500K and 2 110W superactinics. I get a lot of growth but I would like to see more color on my corals. Thanks

[HelloLights]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8567341#post8567341 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by cristhiam
Hi, do you have pics of your tank? I'm debating on what to get. I have 2 icecaps 660s, I've been running for quite a while 4 40W 6500K and 2 110W superactinics. I get a lot of growth but I would like to see more color on my corals. Thanks

Hey Cristhiam,

You should try sending him a PM. You'll probably get a better response that way.

Thanks,

HL