MH lights?

[kypitbull]

I just got a set of light off of the big

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site. The lights are a 1 250Watt MH 14k light and 2 65 watt pc atlantic's. My question is the 14K to high of a number on the light spectrum and do i need to get a 10K bulb.
all i am running right now is a frogspawn, hammer, and some star polyps.

 

[nycbob]

14k is fine. it will highlight ur corals color better. if u want better growth, then 10k is the best, but will look more white.

 

[yerboy]

some people run bulbs in the 20k range, its most personal preference.
corals will normally have a faster growth rate at 10k then they do at higher k ratings yet the colors of the corals seem to look better under higher ratings. so for fastest growth less color go with 10k, with slower growth and eye popping color go with 20k. or right in the middle with the 14k.
hope this helps.