15000k red??

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  1. fays88

    fays88 Spaghetti Worm

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    hey guys... ive got a t5 bulb that is 15000k although the colour is redish... not bluish white...

    is this bulb good to use for reef tanks?

    and any downside for using redish colour light 15000k?

    cheers guys!
     
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  2. Crimson Ghost

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    Light is measured in Kelvin, a standard color temperature chart actually. The color spectrum goes from red do blue. 1,000 Kelvin is red and then the it ranges up to blue. In our tanks we are on average using 6,500 – 20,000 Kelvin, basically a crisp white to a nice deep blue. The red at 15,000K doesn’t seem right to me.

    Edit: I a little tired so I just did a quick google to get you the facts in case I am not being clear (vacation mornings are tough! ) see here, this will help to understand

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planckian_locus
     
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  3. Dr.Fragenstein

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    Is it a Fiji Puple lamp per chance?
     
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  4. fays88

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    nope, it isnt fiji purple...
     
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  5. PackLeader

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    15000K would normally be just fine, but I agree "red" just does not seem right. What brand of bulb is it?
     
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  6. fays88

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    well it came with the fixture... soo its brand less... all it says is "15000k HO 54W"
    cheers packleader...
     
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  7. Dr.Fragenstein

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    What is the fixture?
     
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  8. ReefSparky

    ReefSparky Super Moderator

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    15,000K shouldn't have any visible red to it???

    That's in the blues, I thought. What I've always taken as being the case is, 6500K is direct sunlight at sea level, 10K is a few feet down into the ocean, 15K is approaching blue, and 20K would be very blue.
     
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  9. PharmrJohn

    PharmrJohn The Dude

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    That's my take on it as well......

    15000K shouldn't show much red at all. There could be some red in the spectrum output, but noticable? Not likely. How old is the bulb (forgive me if I missed it)?
     
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  10. GuitarMan89

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    That's what I was wondering. Usually older bulbs have some sort of spectrum shift.
     
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