What bulb for coralvue ballast?

fooseball08 · 01/27/2010, 12:01 AM

I am getting a 250 watt electronic coralvue ballast for my frag tank... Im ot too worried about color so what bulb will give me the best gowth with a white color. I know certain bulbs require certain ballasts and certain baasts work better with certain bulbs but what works great on a coralvue ballast. I was thinkin a reeflux 12k but im stupid when it comes to lighting.

blueray · 01/27/2010, 12:39 AM

If you want white color 10k is the choice and you can supplement with Actinic VHO or T5 HO. The higher the number (10k,12k,14k 20k), the blue will it get.

I run Coralvue electronic ballast. I try reeflux 12k and 20k. The 12k give me the better growth but too white for me. Right now I run 20K radium. I love it. The growth rate is good but the tank look blue without supplement Actinic.

fooseball08 · 01/27/2010, 01:00 AM

ya i know i run pheonix 14k DEs on my reef and i like the hint of blue they put out but im not worried about color in my frag tank so i would rather go with a lower temp bulb to get the better growth... mostly im just wondering which brand bulb to go with a coralvue electronic ballast

blueray · 01/27/2010, 01:08 AM

In that case 12k reeflux then. Check this TOTM on lighting section.

http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2007-09/totm/index.php

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Originally Posted by fooseball08

ya i know i run pheonix 14k DEs on my reef and i like the hint of blue they put out but im not worried about color in my frag tank so i would rather go with a lower temp bulb to get the better growth... mostly im just wondering which brand bulb to go with a coralvue electronic ballast

01/27/2010, 12:01 AM	#1
fooseball08 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 56	What bulb for coralvue ballast? I am getting a 250 watt electronic coralvue ballast for my frag tank... Im ot too worried about color so what bulb will give me the best gowth with a white color. I know certain bulbs require certain ballasts and certain baasts work better with certain bulbs but what works great on a coralvue ballast. I was thinkin a reeflux 12k but im stupid when it comes to lighting.

01/27/2010, 12:39 AM	#2
blueray Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Ooltewah, TN Posts: 35	If you want white color 10k is the choice and you can supplement with Actinic VHO or T5 HO. The higher the number (10k,12k,14k 20k), the blue will it get. I run Coralvue electronic ballast. I try reeflux 12k and 20k. The 12k give me the better growth but too white for me. Right now I run 20K radium. I love it. The growth rate is good but the tank look blue without supplement Actinic.

01/27/2010, 01:00 AM	#3
fooseball08 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 56	ya i know i run pheonix 14k DEs on my reef and i like the hint of blue they put out but im not worried about color in my frag tank so i would rather go with a lower temp bulb to get the better growth... mostly im just wondering which brand bulb to go with a coralvue electronic ballast