Color up zoo's with which pc lights

clord · 07/13/2006, 07:39 PM

I have 2 x 96 pc lights which color combo would give the best color and which color combo would give the best growth?
I have on the now 10,000k/10,000 and atinics 03/atinics 03

JeRmZ · 07/13/2006, 07:45 PM

taggin along on this one! Great Question.

wds21921 · 07/13/2006, 07:58 PM

I won't give any suggestions here since it's up for endless debate as always lol.
I will say though that quality seems to be a big deal when it comes to PC lighting especially. I tried one of the oriental manufacturers who had lights for almost have the cost (replacement lights). The problem was the quality seemed to be almost half as well.

I did have good luck consistently with Coralife bulbs and the best performance with my JBJ 4x96 on my 90 gallon was:

2- 10000K
2- 10000K/actinic 03

clord · 07/13/2006, 08:01 PM

I use sunpaq are they any good? Also where do you get your coralife bulbs?

wds21921 · 07/13/2006, 10:39 PM

I tried sunpaq's but they seemed way to white for my tastes.

The Coralifes I got at That Pet Place since it's only a nice country drive from me.
www.thatpetplace.com

wds21921 · 07/13/2006, 10:40 PM

More specifically
http://www.thatpetplace.com/MainPro/IndexFishLight.aspx

clord · 07/14/2006, 06:57 AM

OK cool thanks I live in Pa and will try them next

wds21921 · 07/14/2006, 10:19 AM

Sorry I posted 4x96 earlier, it was actually 4x65.

It's actually a great store to visit and shop at. Almost all of there help in the fish area has a very good working knowledge of freshwater, brackish and marine life. Many are even Marine Biologists.

I've been going there for 25 years and the pricing and selection are second only to Marine Depot. There lighting area alone is the size of a LFS and they've got almost anything and everything you could possibly need.

Big Boy69 · 07/14/2006, 10:43 AM

I personally like the blue line bulbs. My coralife bulbs seemed to change color after a month every time I bought new ones.
I had 3 - 96 watt PC bulbs on my tank and the combo I used was
2 - 10K's and 1 - actinic.

07/13/2006, 07:39 PM	#1
clord Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Langhorne Posts: 904	Color up zoo's with which pc lights I have 2 x 96 pc lights which color combo would give the best color and which color combo would give the best growth? I have on the now 10,000k/10,000 and atinics 03/atinics 03

07/13/2006, 07:45 PM	#2
JeRmZ Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Tha Hill, FL. Posts: 281	taggin along on this one! Great Question. __________________ Why does deoderant smell so good, but taste so bad? Current Tank Info: 29gal Reef

07/13/2006, 07:58 PM	#3
wds21921 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Elkton, MD Posts: 1,442	I won't give any suggestions here since it's up for endless debate as always lol. I will say though that quality seems to be a big deal when it comes to PC lighting especially. I tried one of the oriental manufacturers who had lights for almost have the cost (replacement lights). The problem was the quality seemed to be almost half as well. I did have good luck consistently with Coralife bulbs and the best performance with my JBJ 4x96 on my 90 gallon was: 2- 10000K 2- 10000K/actinic 03

07/13/2006, 08:01 PM	#4
clord Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Langhorne Posts: 904	I use sunpaq are they any good? Also where do you get your coralife bulbs?

07/13/2006, 10:39 PM	#5
wds21921 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Elkton, MD Posts: 1,442	I tried sunpaq's but they seemed way to white for my tastes. The Coralifes I got at That Pet Place since it's only a nice country drive from me. www.thatpetplace.com

07/13/2006, 10:40 PM	#6
wds21921 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Elkton, MD Posts: 1,442	More specifically http://www.thatpetplace.com/MainPro/IndexFishLight.aspx

07/14/2006, 06:57 AM	#7
clord Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Langhorne Posts: 904	OK cool thanks I live in Pa and will try them next

07/14/2006, 10:19 AM	#8
wds21921 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Elkton, MD Posts: 1,442	Sorry I posted 4x96 earlier, it was actually 4x65. It's actually a great store to visit and shop at. Almost all of there help in the fish area has a very good working knowledge of freshwater, brackish and marine life. Many are even Marine Biologists. I've been going there for 25 years and the pricing and selection are second only to Marine Depot. There lighting area alone is the size of a LFS and they've got almost anything and everything you could possibly need.

07/14/2006, 10:43 AM	#9
Big Boy69 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Allentown, PA Posts: 1,213	I personally like the blue line bulbs. My coralife bulbs seemed to change color after a month every time I bought new ones. I had 3 - 96 watt PC bulbs on my tank and the combo I used was 2 - 10K's and 1 - actinic.