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11/06/2006, 07:09 PM | #1 |
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Should I switch from 20000K to 10000K?
Hello all...
On my 72 I have 2x250W 20000K Aqualine HQI (PAR is 45). I love the colors and growth seems ok. I am curious to see what everything would look like if I switched to 10000K (PAR of XM's is 109). I just dont want the tank to look yellow. I have 2 96W PC's and only one is currently actinic...if I made them both actinic, would that help the color at all??? Suggestions wellcome!!
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Please let me know when they invent the device which makes water changes unnecessary and foolish... I cant wait Current Tank Info: 72 gal mixed reef (SPS acros montis stylo miles, LPS, zoos, shrooms, clams, xenia, chili) 26 gal zoo/softies/LPS reef |
11/06/2006, 07:51 PM | #2 |
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hey whalloper, i've running 250 watt XM 10ks and i love the color. With the actinics, it gives me a nice crisp color. Not yellow at all IMO.
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11/06/2006, 08:21 PM | #3 |
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after going from the 20k to the xm10k you are probably gonna think it seems yellow. IMO corals look better under the 20k an d fish look much better under 10k. If you are happy with what you have now, you might as well stay with it.
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11/06/2006, 08:40 PM | #4 |
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Many of my corals which were very blue when I first bought them have gotten "bluer" when I switched to the Aqualine bulbs. I had cheap 20000K bulbs before and anything blue faded completely. Im just looking for corals to return to the bold colors they were when I got them. Will 10000K help with color?
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Please let me know when they invent the device which makes water changes unnecessary and foolish... I cant wait Current Tank Info: 72 gal mixed reef (SPS acros montis stylo miles, LPS, zoos, shrooms, clams, xenia, chili) 26 gal zoo/softies/LPS reef |
11/06/2006, 08:46 PM | #5 |
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10000k will help with growth
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There are no such things as limits to growth, because there are no limits on the human capacity for intelligence, imagination and wonder. -- Ronald Reagan Current Tank Info: 100 Gal Mixed reef Cube. |
11/06/2006, 08:53 PM | #6 |
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growth, but not color? How is it that I got an acro once that was entirely deep blue and now just the tips are light blue? My nitrates and phosphates are undetectable
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Please let me know when they invent the device which makes water changes unnecessary and foolish... I cant wait Current Tank Info: 72 gal mixed reef (SPS acros montis stylo miles, LPS, zoos, shrooms, clams, xenia, chili) 26 gal zoo/softies/LPS reef |
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