Which halide bulb do you use?

[Woodyofcastle]

I have not seen this poll so i thought it would be a good one...

which halide bulb power do you use?

[edy172]

i use 10k halide and to actinic tubes to help balance the "yellow" colour of the halide :)

[Woodyofcastle]

i use 10k halide and to actinic tubes to help balance the "yellow" colour of the halide :)

All good information for me to consider, lol

[Something Fishy]

Geisemann 'Coral' 13,500K ( I think)

[Social D]

12k coralvue

[aquadorge]

12k coralvue

How do you find the growth rate affected over a 10k bulb?

[Tony B]

BLV 400w 14k, and my sps grow like weeds

[TerraC]

running a 14k Coralvue.. About to buy/switch to a BLV 14k, the white seems crisper from the tanks i've compared mine to.

anyone know of a good cheap supplier aside from the obvious sponsor? Cheapest i've found so far is £32.80 inc p&p..

[ANDREW 30]

2 x 400 watt xm10k's for me and an 80watt d&d t5 antinic!

[dark_stranger]

250w/20k radium - but over a coral (zoas/rics) tank so the extra blue looks good.

[bony]

Geisemann 250 w and 4 t8 blue actinics

[gary smith]

3 x blv 250 watt 10 k supplemented with 5 t5 80 watt consisting of 1 pure actinic, 1 actinic plus, 1 fuji purple, 2 deltec 60/40 and a big leccy bill:whistling: cheers gary

[Social D]

How do you find the growth rate affected over a 10k bulb?


Its hard to compare my 12k 400w to a 10k 250w/400w - But i'm more than happy with the growth ive seen already with the 12k 400w - Look nice aswell.

[morey]

400w 12k coralvue reeflux

[fletch]

3 x 150w arcadia 14000k

[Woodyofcastle]

3 x blv 250 watt 10 k supplemented with 5 t5 80 watt consisting of 1 pure actinic, 1 actinic plus, 1 fuji purple, 2 deltec 60/40 and a big leccy bill:whistling: cheers gary

Yeah i know what you mean gary, my marine has added £10 a month to my electric bill, its worth it though...

[Manta]

Use Giesemann 14.5k's but to my eyes BLV 10k's look the best.

[ANDY2]

3 250watt 14000k arcadia 2 54watt blues tubes

[Dave_P]

3 x 10k Reeflux

[GavinM]

1 x 14,000K Marine Lux 150W plus 2 x 30W T8 Actinics

[chris@bluzoo]

3 x blv 250 watt 10 k supplemented with 5 t5 80 watt consisting of 1 pure actinic, 1 actinic plus, 1 fuji purple, 2 deltec 60/40 and a big leccy bill:whistling: cheers gary

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: perfection always comes at a price :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

[Cyno]

can't vote as no option for a mix, i use 2x20k blv and 2x 10k blv now

[P.A.D]

1 x 250w MarineLux 14K. According to Marine Lighting it is supposed to have a PAR rating nearer to that of a 10K.

It gives off a pleasing light, but I have yet to see any significant sps coral growth. Just wondering what other peeps experiences are with this product.

Phil.

[Lost Boys]

Reef Lux 10K 400 Watts for me with a Figi Purple and D&D Blue 54 watts.

:)

[proplus888]

150w 20k that came with the MH lamp....I find it slightly 'lilac'. When I switch on an actinic 18w bulb, I prefer the look of the light then......weird.

[Dr Devious]

2 x 14,000K Marine Lux 150W plus 2 Narva Blue T5 and 2 D+D Aqua Blue T5.

[Sanghy]

Can somone expand blv, I am looking to import lights (but not researched yet:laugh: ) for my planned new tank and am unsure what hese are?

[marshalls2007]

i use 2x400w blv and have done since christmas and i must say that my sps are loving them:D

also i use the standard arcadia actinics whitch im going to change in the near future,


interested to see what actinics others use too.

regards wes.

[TerraC]

Can somone expand blv, I am looking to import lights (but not researched yet:laugh: ) for my planned new tank and am unsure what hese are?

here's some corporate info on BLV - Ushio

http://www.blv-licht.com/
http://www.ushio.co.jp/en/company/group/group_03.html#blv-licht