metal halide: 10k vs. 14k

ScubaDiver93 · 09/14/2007, 12:20 AM

Wut would u recomend more for a 180g tank 48x36x24. lets say 400watts.

ScubaDiver93 · 09/14/2007, 12:33 AM

bump

JRod · 09/14/2007, 12:37 AM

Relax on the bump man. You gave it 13 mins at 2:33am eastern time, so most of the people that read this in this time zone and the others are asleep.

Give it a few hours or a day and then bump.

That all depends on the color you are looking to acheive.

Are you looking to go bluish?
Are you looking for 10K and will supplement?
Are you supplementing at all?

Couple things to note first.

ScubaDiver93 · 09/14/2007, 12:57 AM

sry was gettin kind o bored. wut brings out the more floresent color in the corals. im not supplementing yet because i dont need to do that yet. i currently have pc's w/ an open brain, frogspawn, mushroom and zoas

Wrench · 09/14/2007, 05:43 AM

I like the look of XM 10k's. Some supplement actinic because they fell the XM's are too yellow but I don't think so. It also depends on what ballast is firing them. A higher Kelvin bulb like a 14K will be more blue and make your corals flouresce. I hate blue tanks so I stay farther down in the spectrum.

Check this out;
http://www.cnidarianreef.com/lamps.cfm

michaeljames · 09/14/2007, 06:04 AM

without running the atinics I personaly would go with the 14k bulb, it brings out more colors in the corals IMO

SCR · 09/14/2007, 06:35 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by michaeljames
without running the atinics I personaly would go with the 14k bulb, it brings out more colors in the corals IMO

"Ditto"

Rays · 09/14/2007, 06:43 AM

I run the 10K with actinic, it gives you growth and aesthetics.

laszlo · 09/14/2007, 07:28 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by michaeljames
without running the atinics I personaly would go with the 14k bulb, it brings out more colors in the corals IMO

I say yes to that too. I've been running Pheonix 14k, and the tank looks great, I will definently keep using them. It's not an overpowering blue like 20k tanks. I agree with the statement that it depends on the ballast that's firing them. Look around the lighting forum, there have been some comparisons of bulbs with different ballasts firing them. Mine's a Blue Wave pulse start, not sure on the exact model. I'll try to get pics, which turn out a little "bluer" in photos than to the eye.

Reef'in Colorado · 09/14/2007, 07:31 AM

I vote for 14K, especially if you aren't planning on supplementing with actinics.

samsfishnchips · 09/14/2007, 07:35 AM

20k 400 SE XM are sweet

sam

09/14/2007, 12:20 AM	#1
ScubaDiver93 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Los Angles, CA Posts: 566	metal halide: 10k vs. 14k Wut would u recomend more for a 180g tank 48x36x24. lets say 400watts.

09/14/2007, 06:04 AM	#6
michaeljames Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Rochester NY Posts: 737	without running the atinics I personaly would go with the 14k bulb, it brings out more colors in the corals IMO __________________ "This tastes like crap!" "Well here, try it with some selcon and garlic..." Current Tank Info: 180g RR AGA 2 x 250w SE MH 1 x 175 SE MH 2 x 6' Super atinic VHO Iwaki 100 return Reef Octopus Skimmer

09/14/2007, 06:43 AM	#8
Rays Premium Member Join Date: Oct 1999 Location: Mansfield, Ma Posts: 948	I run the 10K with actinic, it gives you growth and aesthetics. __________________ What! I need this too? Current Tank Info: 90 seahorse, 60 hex seahorse, 55 reef

09/14/2007, 07:35 AM	#11
samsfishnchips Premium Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: New Jersey Posts: 2,328	20k 400 SE XM are sweet sam __________________ Every moment is a chance for happiness. Current Tank Info: 90G 99% SPS

09/14/2007, 12:33 AM	#2
ScubaDiver93 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Los Angles, CA Posts: 566	bump

09/14/2007, 12:37 AM	#3
JRod Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Springfield, NJ Posts: 795	Relax on the bump man. You gave it 13 mins at 2:33am eastern time, so most of the people that read this in this time zone and the others are asleep. Give it a few hours or a day and then bump. That all depends on the color you are looking to acheive. Are you looking to go bluish? Are you looking for 10K and will supplement? Are you supplementing at all? Couple things to note first.

09/14/2007, 12:57 AM	#4
ScubaDiver93 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Los Angles, CA Posts: 566	sry was gettin kind o bored. wut brings out the more floresent color in the corals. im not supplementing yet because i dont need to do that yet. i currently have pc's w/ an open brain, frogspawn, mushroom and zoas

09/14/2007, 05:43 AM	#5
Wrench Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Maryland Posts: 2,004	I like the look of XM 10k's. Some supplement actinic because they fell the XM's are too yellow but I don't think so. It also depends on what ballast is firing them. A higher Kelvin bulb like a 14K will be more blue and make your corals flouresce. I hate blue tanks so I stay farther down in the spectrum. Check this out; http://www.cnidarianreef.com/lamps.cfm

09/14/2007, 07:31 AM	#10
Reef'in Colorado Reefer Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Frederick, Co. Posts: 934	I vote for 14K, especially if you aren't planning on supplementing with actinics.