color rendition suxxxx please help

jumpincactus · 05/05/2006, 10:43 PM

I am using two blue actinics along with 2 250 watt 10,000K MH for a 120 gallon tank. The issue is the light just simply looks to white. I have a flourescent favia that looks pale and the other critters just look too sterile compared to what I see at the LFS and others tanks.

What am I doing wrong with the lighting??

graveyardworm · 05/05/2006, 10:48 PM

What kind of actinics, VHO, T5, etc. I have found huge variations in MH light color 10000k is not always really 10000k.

jumpincactus · 05/06/2006, 12:27 AM

The atinics are VHO Uri's

graveyardworm · 05/06/2006, 07:18 AM

I use URI VHO super actinics as well. I did recently get a bulb listed as such which was more like their actinic white ( misslabeled). The best color 250w MH bulb in my opinion was the Venture 10k's which came with my fixtures. So far I've tried Coralvue 10k which were yellow, and currently I'm using Blueline 14k which seem to be a little more blue than I prefer, I run these without actinics.

05/05/2006, 10:43 PM	#1
jumpincactus Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Seattle Posts: 237	color rendition suxxxx please help I am using two blue actinics along with 2 250 watt 10,000K MH for a 120 gallon tank. The issue is the light just simply looks to white. I have a flourescent favia that looks pale and the other critters just look too sterile compared to what I see at the LFS and others tanks. What am I doing wrong with the lighting?? __________________ And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we're liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others." Current Tank Info: 110 gal Acrylic 44 x 24 x 24 Cherry stand/canopy Sequence Dart running closed loop Ampmaster2100 running 30 gal fuge/sump. Lights 2- 250 watt Ushio 14,000k and 4 -96 watt True actinics.

05/05/2006, 10:48 PM	#2
graveyardworm Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Nottingham, NH Posts: 7,251	What kind of actinics, VHO, T5, etc. I have found huge variations in MH light color 10000k is not always really 10000k. __________________ -David- President - New Hampshire Reef Club There’ll be no one to save, with the world in a grave Current Tank Info: 100 gal lagoon/seagrass, 100 gal sump, Lifereef 72" skimmer, 180 inwall, 125 inwall seagrass/lagoon in progress

05/06/2006, 12:27 AM	#3
jumpincactus Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Seattle Posts: 237	The atinics are VHO Uri's __________________ And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we're liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others." Current Tank Info: 110 gal Acrylic 44 x 24 x 24 Cherry stand/canopy Sequence Dart running closed loop Ampmaster2100 running 30 gal fuge/sump. Lights 2- 250 watt Ushio 14,000k and 4 -96 watt True actinics.

05/06/2006, 07:18 AM	#4
graveyardworm Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Nottingham, NH Posts: 7,251	I use URI VHO super actinics as well. I did recently get a bulb listed as such which was more like their actinic white ( misslabeled). The best color 250w MH bulb in my opinion was the Venture 10k's which came with my fixtures. So far I've tried Coralvue 10k which were yellow, and currently I'm using Blueline 14k which seem to be a little more blue than I prefer, I run these without actinics. __________________ -David- President - New Hampshire Reef Club There’ll be no one to save, with the world in a grave Current Tank Info: 100 gal lagoon/seagrass, 100 gal sump, Lifereef 72" skimmer, 180 inwall, 125 inwall seagrass/lagoon in progress