PC actinic bulb questions

agmartinez1985 · 01/07/2010, 08:48 PM

I was at my LFS today and I picked up a replacement PC bulb for my 65w fixture and I mistakingly purchased a 100% actinic bulb instead of the 50/50. Should I take it back and exchange it for a 50/50 or will my corals do well under a 100% actinic bulb? I love the way the blue bulb looks but I would venture to guess that corals need light in the white spectrum as well but I'm a lighting newb. Thanks in advance for your help guys!

lighthouze08 · 01/07/2010, 10:50 PM

i would trade it back for the 50/50

agmartinez1985 · 01/08/2010, 01:32 AM

Thanks, I will do that ASAP.

01/07/2010, 08:48 PM	#1
agmartinez1985 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 87	PC actinic bulb questions I was at my LFS today and I picked up a replacement PC bulb for my 65w fixture and I mistakingly purchased a 100% actinic bulb instead of the 50/50. Should I take it back and exchange it for a 50/50 or will my corals do well under a 100% actinic bulb? I love the way the blue bulb looks but I would venture to guess that corals need light in the white spectrum as well but I'm a lighting newb. Thanks in advance for your help guys!

01/07/2010, 10:50 PM	#2
lighthouze08 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: VA Posts: 843	i would trade it back for the 50/50

01/08/2010, 01:32 AM	#3
agmartinez1985 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 87	Thanks, I will do that ASAP.