pink light is it ok

dragonwoman · 04/04/2007, 12:50 AM

HI EVERYONE, I have put a pink light on with the blue and a white ,the live rock and corals look great. Will someone please tell me if it is ok to use. It is recomended for fresh water but it makes everything look so good. Please be kind im only learning!THANKS.

ADA33 · 04/04/2007, 12:54 AM

what are you going to try to keep

dragonwoman · 04/04/2007, 12:59 AM

I have a unicorn Tang, a maroon clown, a coral beauty,2 cleaner wrass a snowflake eel and 4 corals.

Frick-n-Frags · 04/04/2007, 05:09 AM

This sounds like putting different colored flourescent tubes in.

as long as you are supplying adequate actinic light (420nm deep blue light for photosynthesis in your corals) from some of your bulbs, you can adjust the others for personal preference.

If it makes you feel any better, I have a VHO tank with 3 superactinics and one GE growlight (YEAH! the pink light $7 at home depot

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I try anything as that 4th bulb since I'm good to go on blue light.
I forgot the name, but there is a daylight bulb that has kind of a greenish cast to it that didn't look so good, shoplights are too yellow.

what I wouldn't give for a GE chroma 75 again (sky blue bulb - awesome)

dragonwoman · 04/04/2007, 05:35 AM

thanks all ,sorry about the 2 threads dont know how i did that.

ccoral · 04/04/2007, 10:21 AM

pink or 8000 k light is benifical to your enviroment. Plus the added color spectrum will make red and yellow fish pop. They use to call this color temperture bulb a grolux from sylvania.

papagimp · 04/04/2007, 11:16 AM

8000k bulb is pink? sure about that?

ccoral · 04/04/2007, 02:52 PM

It may vary a little but around that color temp.

papagimp · 04/04/2007, 03:18 PM

I'd imagine the color spectrum would have to be alot lower than 8000k to be anywhere near pink. 8000k is going to come out a yellow/white color. FYI.

04/04/2007, 12:50 AM	#1
dragonwoman Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: revesby/australia Posts: 56	pink light is it ok HI EVERYONE, I have put a pink light on with the blue and a white ,the live rock and corals look great. Will someone please tell me if it is ok to use. It is recomended for fresh water but it makes everything look so good. Please be kind im only learning!THANKS. __________________ shell Current Tank Info: 230ltr marine/2 fw tanks

04/04/2007, 12:59 AM	#3
dragonwoman Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: revesby/australia Posts: 56	I have a unicorn Tang, a maroon clown, a coral beauty,2 cleaner wrass a snowflake eel and 4 corals. __________________ shell Current Tank Info: 230ltr marine/2 fw tanks

04/04/2007, 05:09 AM	#4
Frick-n-Frags Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: north central OH Posts: 10,740	This sounds like putting different colored flourescent tubes in. as long as you are supplying adequate actinic light (420nm deep blue light for photosynthesis in your corals) from some of your bulbs, you can adjust the others for personal preference. If it makes you feel any better, I have a VHO tank with 3 superactinics and one GE growlight (YEAH! the pink light $7 at home depot) I try anything as that 4th bulb since I'm good to go on blue light. I forgot the name, but there is a daylight bulb that has kind of a greenish cast to it that didn't look so good, shoplights are too yellow. what I wouldn't give for a GE chroma 75 again (sky blue bulb - awesome) __________________ Only Dead fish swim with the current. Current Tank Info: 2 50 gal tanks, sump, still BB

04/04/2007, 05:35 AM	#5
dragonwoman Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: revesby/australia Posts: 56	thanks all ,sorry about the 2 threads dont know how i did that. __________________ shell Current Tank Info: 230ltr marine/2 fw tanks

04/04/2007, 11:16 AM	#7
papagimp COMAS Rocks! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Posts: 8,185 Blog Entries: 2	8000k bulb is pink? sure about that? __________________ 58g Softie & 75g Stoney Member, Central Oklahoma Marine Aquarium Society Current Tank Info: 58g Mixed Reef Project - Started June 2011

04/04/2007, 12:54 AM	#2
ADA33 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: San Francisco CA Posts: 3,131	what are you going to try to keep

04/04/2007, 10:21 AM	#6
ccoral Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 468	pink or 8000 k light is benifical to your enviroment. Plus the added color spectrum will make red and yellow fish pop. They use to call this color temperture bulb a grolux from sylvania.

04/04/2007, 02:52 PM	#8
ccoral Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 468	It may vary a little but around that color temp.

04/04/2007, 03:18 PM	#9
papagimp COMAS Rocks! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Posts: 8,185 Blog Entries: 2	I'd imagine the color spectrum would have to be alot lower than 8000k to be anywhere near pink. 8000k is going to come out a yellow/white color. FYI. __________________ 58g Softie & 75g Stoney Member, Central Oklahoma Marine Aquarium Society Current Tank Info: 58g Mixed Reef Project - Started June 2011