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08-01-2008, 10:05 AM
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 Blue Actinic Lights Better Than White? Is a 65W Blue Actinic 03, 420 Nanometers, Compact Flourescent better for corals than a White one? Thought I had ordered a White replacement for my tank, but they shipped a blue. It does not show the colors nearly as well. Thanks for any enlightenment on this. Would like to stick with the White if they are equally beneficial.  |
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08-01-2008, 04:26 PM
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| Re: Blue Actinic Lights Better Than White? From what all I have read the blue and white lights each have their advantages in a reef tank. Please let us know what all you have the tank stocked with so we can accurately answer your question.
__________________ Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore. 125g Reef Mix: Misc Zoos, Misc Mushrooms, 2 Head Frogspawn, 2 Head Torch, Long Tentical Anemone, Toadstool Mushroom, Several Xenia, Green Star Polyps, 2 Colt Corals, Wart Rock Anemone, Rock Flower Anemone, 2 True Percula Clowns, Clarkii Clown, Tomato Clown, Naso Tang, Yellow Tang, Vlamingii Tang, Powder Brown Tang, One Spot Foxface, 6 Line Wrasse, Pink Spot Goby, Coral Beauty, Royal Gramma, 6 Green Chromis, Sand Sifting Star, Orange Cleaner Star, 2 Pincushion Urchin, Pencil Urchin, 4 Emerald Crabs, 2 Fire Cleaner Shrimp, 2 Pistol Shrimp, 4 Camel Shrimp, Coral Banded Shrimp, Sally Lightfoot Crab, 10 Red Hermits, 10 Blue Hermits, 10 White Hermits, 10 Orange Hermits, & many Nassarius Snails, along with 400lb LR, 6"/150lb DSB, & 30gal Refugium |
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08-01-2008, 05:04 PM
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| Re: Blue Actinic Lights Better Than White? You aren't real clear. Sounds like you have a power compaq correct? If there are 2 sets of bulbs they can be; 1 set = 1 actinic Blue and 1 daylight or 2 actinic and 2 daylight so you have a total of 4 bulbs. Let us know exactly what you have.
__________________ "Embracing knowledge as the sole means of formulating an opinion or belief is scandulous. Knowledge must be scrutinized with common sense and reason in order to withstand the onslaught of criticism". -- Leon Guzdzial |
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08-01-2008, 06:03 PM
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| Re: Blue Actinic Lights Better Than White? And what bulb you ordered and what the label on the bulb or box says.
__________________ Current Tanks: 300+ Gal Reef system, 10 Gal FW, 6 Gal FW |
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08-02-2008, 12:13 AM
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| Re: Blue Actinic Lights Better Than White? Compact Fluorescent , IS STATED IN THE POST. You need the actinics to bring out the fluorescence in the corals. you need the white-daylight, for all photosythisis loving corals . ie. zoa's, clams, gorgonians, etc. PC's are basis "begginer lights (what I call them) The spectrum on PC's are not braod enough for light loving Corals, YOU can have corals under them, but to bring out the colors that the animals have in them, you will need HO-High output Lights, T5's MH and so fourth . 420 actnics are purple and then thers a 460(which I run) that is Blue. Hamilton makes a good T5 set up w/a 50/50- 2@actinics, and 2@10k. investigate before you spend
__________________ The big difference between a chemist and an Aquarist. A chemist is one that knows chemical properties and how they will react. An Aquarist knows how these chemical properties will affect his/her tank. |
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08-02-2008, 02:57 PM
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| Re: Blue Actinic Lights Better Than White? I jsut have a 36 gal Eclipse with about 9 fish, some bubble coral, chili coral, and did have some brain coral. White light is what I've been using. Thanks very much. |
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08-02-2008, 03:02 PM
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| Re: Blue Actinic Lights Better Than White? I have one lamp with two strips. When I first had the hood retrofitted for my 36 gal tank, I did have one blue and one white strip, but later went with all white as I liked the birghter tank. Thanks. |
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08-02-2008, 04:49 PM
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| Re: Blue Actinic Lights Better Than White? You see reefmaster, he has fluorescents it seems! Probably standard T-10s not compaqs. I think that is what he means by"strips". You should get an actinic.
__________________ "Embracing knowledge as the sole means of formulating an opinion or belief is scandulous. Knowledge must be scrutinized with common sense and reason in order to withstand the onslaught of criticism". -- Leon Guzdzial |
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