replacement bulbs for coralife pro

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  1. emshofk

    emshofk Astrea Snail

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    I have a 180 with mostly softies and a few fish. going to progress very slowly up the scale after a very expensive meat coral just went south for unknown reasons. Probably will stay away from the most demanding and difficult corals to keep. One of my True Actinic 03 Blue bulbs has gone nearly out after only a few months of use. I run the metal halides for just a few hours a day due to the cost of running them. I was looking on line for replacement bulbs and was entertaining the thought of replacing 2 blue bulbs with whiter bulbs for a more pleasing look. then i saw that there are 50/50 bulbs. Any thoughts? The tank is 72 inches long and the light assembly has 4 double bulbs with 3 halides and 4 moon led's. Also any thoughts on the best place to buy?
     
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  3. 2in10

    2in10 Super Moderator

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    With the MH there should be no need for white or 50/50 bulbs. If you want a little brighter look replace the actinic with pure blue bulbs like ATI Blue Plus or Geisemann Actinic+. Reef Geek and Aqua Cave are good places to look for bulbs.