do 20k bulbs help coral growth of just give the nice blue look?

snaza · 06/28/2006, 12:25 AM

do 20k bulbs help coral growth or just give the nice blue look?
or would 10k,14k bulbs be better and suppliment with an antinic?

Ti · 06/28/2006, 01:02 AM

It helps with color, 10K is better for growth

powdertang05 · 06/28/2006, 05:12 AM

at ti said 10,000k will give better growth the lower the kelvin the faster the growth but it has been proven that antinic lights do help in growth so i would recommend VHO's for that but MH for the light.

06/28/2006, 12:25 AM	#1
snaza Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Australia Posts: 1,393	do 20k bulbs help coral growth of just give the nice blue look? do 20k bulbs help coral growth or just give the nice blue look? or would 10k,14k bulbs be better and suppliment with an antinic?

06/28/2006, 01:02 AM	#2
Ti Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Bay Area Posts: 7,927	It helps with color, 10K is better for growth __________________ Hair algae is my Macro algae.

06/28/2006, 05:12 AM	#3
powdertang05 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Hayward, CA Posts: 613	at ti said 10,000k will give better growth the lower the kelvin the faster the growth but it has been proven that antinic lights do help in growth so i would recommend VHO's for that but MH for the light.