help with bulb colors

canadianbudz604 · #1 11-23-2012, 04:08 AM

I have a 24" 4 bulb t5ho fixture running over my 30g mixed reef. I've got a couple different easy sps in the tank (digis), a couple lps (torch, japonica) and a bunch of softies. My bulbs are 2 10000k and 2 acitnic. I personally can't stand the color of the 10000k its far too
white for my liking. What are good bulbs to get? I'm going this weekend to pick some out but am not too sure what to get. I am going to do a little bit of sps in the tank but am more geared towards lps/zoas/softies. Thanks

canadianbudz604 · #2 11-23-2012, 04:13 AM

Sorry if u could tell me the brand and name of the bulbs

gregzz4 · #3 11-23-2012, 04:42 AM

Only way you can truly tell what you want is to look at others' bulbs ...

I have an 8 bulb fixture with 2 x ATI blue plus, 3 x KZ coral II, 2 x KZ coral, and an ATI Fiji Purple
Mine are on separate timers, so I can show you the differences

If you want to come look, let me know

MMAX · #4 11-23-2012, 11:43 AM

Daytime lighting for my 8 bulb Tek consists of 2 10 000K Coral Lites & 2 15 000K New Generations. You'd like the blue spectrum of these New Gens. The rest of my bulbs are 3 Super Blues & 1 Fiji Purple. All bulbs are Korallen-Zucht.

canadianbudz604 · #5 11-23-2012, 05:05 PM

I was thinking of doing this: from front to back
Kz coral 2, fiji purple, kz coral 2, fiji pink. What u guys think? Corals will like this lighting? the 10000k bulbs in my fixture now absolutley suck. They are the odyssea ones and I thinki they causing my algae problem. And the kz coral 2 bulbs those are the 15000k ones right?

MMAX · #6 11-23-2012, 06:07 PM

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Originally Posted by canadianbudz604

I was thinking of doing this: from front to back
Kz coral 2, fiji purple, kz coral 2, fiji pink. What u guys think? Corals will like this lighting? the 10000k bulbs in my fixture now absolutley suck. They are the odyssea ones and I thinki they causing my algae problem. And the kz coral 2 bulbs those are the 15000k ones right?

I don't know if I'd go that route. I'd keep one Coral Lite 10000K, one New Generation 15000K (or Coral Lite 2 14000K), one Fiji Purple and one Super Blue 20000K. The 2 Fijis would give you too much of the red spectrum which may contribute to your algae problem. Some of your corals might also benefit from the lower K rating of the regular Coral Lite also.