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Jake Pehrson 
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Posted: October 18 2006 at 2:19pm |
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What kelvin rating are your halides?
Edited by Jake Pehrson - October 18 2006 at 2:24pm
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Shane H
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Posted: October 18 2006 at 3:29pm |
I have the "best" lighting combination:
10K MH / Actinic VHO
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Posted: October 18 2006 at 3:41pm |
me too.
But I'm again considering 14Ks...
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Posted: October 18 2006 at 4:00pm |
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I also have 10K MH and VHO actintic. I am happy with the combination.
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Posted: October 18 2006 at 5:24pm |
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I've a 14k hqi 250w ushio, nice white light, not blueish or yellowish, just a crisp white color. I love it.
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Posted: October 18 2006 at 5:34pm |
Having both 10k and 14k. As of now I prefer the 14k . My coral color in my 225 with the 10k is nowhere as nice as the color I have in my 65g. But, with the tank being new, there might also be other reasons why my color in my coral is faded. It's a mystery to me.
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Posted: October 18 2006 at 6:45pm |
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I like 14k phoenix DE and VHO actinic.
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Posted: October 18 2006 at 6:53pm |
10k all the way...
Although for pure aesthetics, I would go 14k
Edited by ssilcox - October 18 2006 at 6:53pm
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Jake Pehrson
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Posted: October 18 2006 at 8:04pm |
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I agree 10K with VHO supplements.
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Posted: October 19 2006 at 3:31pm |
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We have 10k halides and blue atinic PC's
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Posted: October 19 2006 at 3:47pm |
On one side of my tank I have 10k with actintic vho. On the other side I have 15k with 10k vho. They look pretty close but I just purchased new 15k halides and 10k vhos. I like the look of the 10k vhos by themselves better than just the actintics when the halides turn off. I also like the fact that there is much less algae growth on the glass.
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Posted: October 19 2006 at 4:13pm |
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I am in the process of planning my lights for my 75gal (thank Jake for posting this).
My question for the folks w/ MH and VHO combos - how many VHOs do you have??
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Posted: October 19 2006 at 5:49pm |
I use 10K halides with actinic VHO.
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Jake Pehrson
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Posted: October 19 2006 at 6:46pm |
 sukie wrote:
I am in the process of planning my lights for my 75gal (thank Jake for posting this).
My question for the folks w/ MH and VHO combos - how many VHOs do you have??
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I like to have 2 linear feet of VHO per linear foot of tank. In other words on a 55 gallon reef I would like to have two 4' VHOs.
But the more the better. If you can add more then why not.
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Posted: October 19 2006 at 7:30pm |
Shane H wrote:
I have the "best" lighting combination:
10K MH / Actinic VHO |
Shane,
I have the "best" lighting combination. 100% URI VHO on the display tank. However, I do have a 20K MH over the sump... 
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Posted: October 20 2006 at 7:53pm |
KeoDog wrote:
...... I also like the fact that there is much less algae growth on the glass. |
Is there really a big difference in the amount of algae growth from the K rating of the lights? if so is there also a huge difference in the growth of the coral?
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Posted: October 26 2006 at 3:40pm |
I saw dkle's tank and changed from three 20k to three 14k phoenix MH hqi's and four 5 ft T5 actinics. for the sump, I went this route:
I bought two of the 5100 k's.
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Posted: December 01 2006 at 11:04am |
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I changed from the 2nd best (10K MH with Actinic VHOs) the the best setup (14k phoenix). Not only are the 14Ks much less expensive (few bulbs to run and less electricity), but I really think my tank looks better. Coral growth has slowed but it's worth it in my opinion.
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