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jrthomas40
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i bought a current sun pod that comes with the 14k bulb but i think i would like to run the 10k bulb surely it wouldnt matter what type of bulb i put in the fixture as long as they are the same wattage right??
aztec reef
Active Member
right!! i love my 10k allthoug i kind of like the looks of a 14k which is bluer.but imo corals thrive better under 10k...
zanoshanox
Active Member
i'm getting 2x150 36' sunpod with the 14k. how do you guys like the color of the 14's?
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jrthomas40
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that is the same fixture i am getting....it is for my coral tank in the office so i was wanting some good growth so i can move them to my DT...
zano i will let you know how the color is looking on tuesday when the lights get here and i get my tank set up
zano i will let you know how the color is looking on tuesday when the lights get here and i get my tank set up
sharkbait9
Active Member
help you out on the color. It will give you an idea of where your colors will be.
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jrthomas40
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so if the sun at noon is 6500k then you should expect the best growth because that should be the highest point of photosyntheic radiation correct??
sharkbait9
Active Member
Yes and no. 65k would be really really yellow. So a lot of keepers go with 10k. 10k has a whitish yellow “glow” and add act 3 accent lights (T 12 vho's) to give that bluish hue and help the coral fluorescent colors become more dominate.
Act 3 lights add the blue hue and also mimic the light spectrum of light in deeper waters.
In all reality (or at least the way I was told) you have deep water coral and shallow water coral.
The brighter the coral colors the shallower the coral grow in the wild and the darker the coral the deeper those coral are in the wild.
Is this true? I have no concrete proof other then my own tanks and how I have the corals set up.
I have coral deep and some in shadowed areas and some right up in clear view of the lights.
They seem to flourish and have no ill effects.
The argument to my comments and tank history is that a lot of coral can adapt to light, few can adapt to flow.
JM2C
Act 3 lights add the blue hue and also mimic the light spectrum of light in deeper waters.
In all reality (or at least the way I was told) you have deep water coral and shallow water coral.
The brighter the coral colors the shallower the coral grow in the wild and the darker the coral the deeper those coral are in the wild.
Is this true? I have no concrete proof other then my own tanks and how I have the corals set up.
I have coral deep and some in shadowed areas and some right up in clear view of the lights.
They seem to flourish and have no ill effects.
The argument to my comments and tank history is that a lot of coral can adapt to light, few can adapt to flow.
JM2C
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jrthomas40
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Originally Posted by drew2005
I have this unit and i love the color of the 14k. I think its perfect. No need for actinic supplementation.
awesome...i cant wait for tuesday!!
I have this unit and i love the color of the 14k. I think its perfect. No need for actinic supplementation.
awesome...i cant wait for tuesday!!
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jrthomas40
Guest
ok well all my stuff got here...i was trying to figure out how to hang the lights with that kit you can get from current but the wire is way to long anyone ever hung a light with this kit??? what do you do with the extra length wire once you get it to the height you want??