Metal Halide HQI 20,000K Setup

[theshadowwrx]

Hey guys,
I currently have a 92 Gallon Corner tank running 550 watts of HQI 20,000k bulbs and I am having difficulty getting any color. Everything seems very white and at times fairly yellow, it looks just like the ocean which I suppose is great for the fish but It is not very pleasing on the eye. Is there anything that I can do to make the tank look more vivid and alive? Anyway to add a splash of color?
Thanks,
Mike

 

[tizzo]

Is it to late to add Actinic VHO's?? They bring out a lot of the flouresent colors, and hide the green/yellow hues also.

 

[theshadowwrx]

How big are they?
The two metal halides are hung from the ceiling right now. Can the VHO's sit on the glass top?
Thanks,
Mike

 

[mongoose]

do VHO's offer a better blue than a PC or are they the same? I have a 10,000K and I also get just a hint of the yellow your talking about.

 

[golfish]

Mike,
What exactly is not coloring up for you, the tank, the corals? What corals do you have?
Are you running 2x250 watt 20K double ended bulbs?

 

[bang guy]

It's hard for me to imagine coral not coloring up under 20,000K HQI.