UVL Aquasun vs. Aquablue

Discussion in 'T5 Aquarium Lighting' started by dixiedog, Oct 20, 2009.

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  1. dixiedog

    dixiedog Coral Banded Shrimp

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    Anyone have some PAR (and/or PUR) comparisons between these two??
     
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  3. jonjonwells

    jonjonwells Great Blue Whale

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    Nope, but I can tell you that the AquaSun is very pink.
     
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    BTowned Peppermint Shrimp

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    Those are two totally different bulbs, one is a 10K the other is like a 12K. The Aquasun bulb, seemed to bring out the reds but it gave off a red hue to the tank, that I didn't like. It wasn't as bad as a Procolor bulb, but nevertheless, it still gave it off. The ABS, is a white light and is comparable to an Aquascience 15K, even though it is advertised as 12K.

    I wouldn't worry too much about the PAR values of your T5's, look more into getting the overall look to your satisfaction. You can buy all the highest PAR output bulbs made, and have something you don't like looking at. Trust me, I bought many bulbs, far more then the 10 bulbs my fixture holds, and the bulbs I bought that I didn't like in my set up were: Aquasun, ProColor, GE 6500K
     
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    GuitarMan89 Giant Squid

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    It's on page 5, here are the number.

    ATI
    Sun Pro 357
    Aquablue 336
    Blue Plus 311
    Actinic 137

    D&D/Giesemann
    Midday 325
    Aquablue 324
    Actinic Plus 264
    Pure Actinic 157

    UVL

    Aqua sun 345
    Actinic White 293
    Super Actinic 210


    AquaZ
    Sun Pro 285
    Ocean Pro 323
    Blue Pro 266

    Helios
    Daylight 309
    Super Blue 225

    Current Sun Paq
    Daylight 10K 272
    Blue 252

    GE Daylight 340
     
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    So pink Pepto bismo is suing them.

    I hate UVL bulbs colors. Their PAR numbers are not as good as ATI or even Geiseman.