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    Posted: August 09 2011 at 3:23pm
It's about time to replace my PC lights in my fixture. Was wanting some opinions on what are good options.
I currently am running actnic or how ever it is spelt right now. I am wanting more color to pop out. Would some 10k be my best option for more color?? They are 96w bot sure if that makes a difference or not.
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Are there MH's in this fixture? What color temperature?
Pink-blue PC tubes make colors pop.
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Yes the MHs are in the same fixture.   In all honesty I am not sure on the color temp that I am looking for. I am not a fan of the actinic coloring right now, but this may be due to them
getting old. I would love to have colors pop like they do with my moonlights :)
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10k's are not used for color especially moonlight coloring. Blue LED's are the only light that can make corals pop like that. I would recommend using some blue PC's instead of actinic. Blue is 460nm and actinic is 420nm.
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So when I am looking at pc bulbs I have found 50/50, actinic, and 10k. Sorry I'm such a newb. Just see which is blue?
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Originally posted by Quickness Quickness wrote:

Yes the MHs are in the same fixture.   In all honesty I am not sure on the color temp that I am looking for. I am not a fan of the actinic coloring right now, but this may be due to them
getting old. I would love to have colors pop like they do with my moonlights :)

You're never going to get as much "pop" with pc lights as you do w/ blue LED's but the new UVL PC-R bulbs in the new pink/actinic combo is a great bulb. You can also switch your metal halides to a 14K or even 20K to get more "pop" our of your colors.
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