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View Poll Results: what metal halide kelvin do you use? | |
5500
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6500
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10k
|    | 5 | 29.41% | |
12k
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13k
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14k
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14.5k
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15k
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20k
| | 5 | 29.41% | 
12-01-2007, 09:03 AM
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| | Kole Tang
Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: joliet,il Age: 41
Posts: 1,759
|  which metal halide kelvin rating do you use?
which metal halide kelvin rating do you use on your main tank?
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12-01-2007, 09:10 AM
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| | Bubble Tip Anemone
Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Denver, Colorado Age: 24
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10K at the moment. That was kind of by accident since I bought 1 10K and 1 20K without realizing it and then couldn't find another 20K for awhile. I bought another 10K and am happy with them actually. It's VERY bright but looks pretty natural to me. The blue doesn't look natural but I admit is more appealing...to me anyways. _________ 125 Gal Reef. Born March 2002 FISH: Ocellaris Clown, Yellow Tang, Fairy Wrasse, Sand Star, Fuzzy Dwarf Lion, Mandarin Dragonette, Hippo Tang CORALS: Green Striped/Red/Purple Mushrooms, Green Star Polyps, Yellow Toadstool Leather, Bubble, Frogspawn, 2 Hammers, Yellow Polyps, Open Brain, Ridge Leather, Various Zoas, Button Polyps, Kenya Tree, Colt, Elephant Ear Mushroom, Clove Polyps, Torch, Purple Clam, Rose BTA  | |
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12-01-2007, 09:20 AM
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| | Clown Trigger
Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Tatamy, PA Age: 15
Posts: 2,033
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what about the "i cant afford halides at the moment but when i get them they will be 14000K" option? | |
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12-01-2007, 09:56 AM
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#4 (permalink)
| | 3reef Moderator |
I use 10K because of the PAR value | |
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12-02-2007, 04:19 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Miami Age: 39
Posts: 3,789
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I also use 20k but will be changing to 14k soon. At first I liked the blueish light tone, but now I got tired of it. I think 14k is the best middle ground, half white and half blueish. _________ 9YR OLD 90G 30G w/d Mag18 150G skimmer 692w MH,yel&kole tang,foxface,midas&convict blenny,B&G chromies,Blk/yel fin chromie blackcap,nemo,neon goby,6line; Blastomussa Merleti,Acan ,BUBBLE,Torch,LTA, Goniopora(2), Acropora(2),Brain, Moon, assort zoas, yel& G star polyps, R&G open brain, P&B ricordia, montiporas, cup&candy corals, enias,B/G mush,flower ane(2), cherry red mussa, dusters,cleaning crew  | 
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12-02-2007, 04:21 PM
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#6 (permalink)
| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Miami Age: 39
Posts: 3,789
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Originally Posted by aquaboy  what about the "i cant afford halides at the moment but when i get them they will be 14000K" option? |  You really are a funny guy, lmao That was a good laugh
krama for making me laugh | |
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12-02-2007, 05:04 PM
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#7 (permalink)
| | 3reef Moderator |
I think it very funny that when I started (Not really that long ago) everyone was exited about the new 10K lights and where contemplating switching from 6500K.
I went years before switching to 10K and quite frankly still like the growth of 6500K.
I haven't found a good 14K or higher this I'm comfortable with the PAR from my E-Ballast
I'm happy with 10K and will likely stick with them till I die
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12-03-2007, 01:28 PM
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| | 3reef Sponsor
Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Va/Ct
Posts: 3,663
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jason McKenzie I think it very funny that when I started (Not really that long ago) everyone was exited about the new 10K lights and where contemplating switching from 6500K.
I went years before switching to 10K and quite frankly still like the growth of 6500K.
I haven't found a good 14K or higher this I'm comfortable with the PAR from my E-Ballast
I'm happy with 10K and will likely stick with them till I die
J | Well I started with the Huge 55k Bulbs then onto the 65 K and then ushio hit with their 10;s and they where great I went to the SPS 14 last yr about this time and I say it was a great change corals growth exploded and we have been switching over here at the shop with 4 or 5 bulbs a month since last June. a 10K won't get close to these . SPS makes a great K value for them nice mixture of gas metals in their bulbs _________ Some of the world's greatest feats were accomplished by people not smart enough to know they were impossible (Doug Larson) | |
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12-03-2007, 01:40 PM
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#9 (permalink)
| | 3reef Moderator |
Tangster, I've only here of SPS bulbs from you through Otty's tank thread. Do you have a link to more info. They haven't hit in Canada yet and I'm just about due for a change
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12-03-2007, 02:14 PM
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| | 3reef Sponsor
Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Va/Ct
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Great Bulbs I love them the 20 K is also good not to dark as many are Try here this is out supplier www.blulifeusa.com Really a new bulb all together all new technology. I would have never brought them myself I'm slow to make change But once I found them here at the shop and used one they where samples (: I was amazed at the corals reactions . I have plenty of 10 K ushios HQI's if anyone is interested and also plenty of the 14 K sps 250 moguls .. If you need I'll ship them to you no problem on my end or this link ? Blue Life | |
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