Coralife 50/50 10000K/True Actinic 03 Blue for Freshwater

[Mr. Zee]

Hello folks: I'm getting back into the hobby after a 15 year vacation.
Starting a 55 gallon tank with dwarf cichlids and tetras. Just ordered a
bunch of plants for it. (Java, Corkscrew Val., etc) I also bought the
above lamp, but now see that it's (seems) to be for sal****er. Will my
plants have a hard time with this light? Perhaps I'm worrying about
nothing. However, I'd like to do this right and if someone could recommend
a better replacement bulb from coralife I'd but it. Thanks for the info!

[Elaine T]

Mr. Zee wrote:
> Hello folks: I'm getting back into the hobby after a 15 year vacation.
> Starting a 55 gallon tank with dwarf cichlids and tetras. Just ordered a
> bunch of plants for it. (Java, Corkscrew Val., etc) I also bought the
> above lamp, but now see that it's (seems) to be for sal****er. Will my
> plants have a hard time with this light? Perhaps I'm worrying about
> nothing. However, I'd like to do this right and if someone could recommend
> a better replacement bulb from coralife I'd but it. Thanks for the info!
>
>
If you can find it, Coralife makes a Nutrigrow Plant flourescent lamp
with a temperature of 6700K. The Trichromatic with its 6500K
temperature and 94 CRI would be a close second - I really like good
trichromatic bulbs for plant tanks. Spectramax (also 6500 K), ColorMax,
or Day-Max would also work.

50/50 bulbs are really designed to look like the sun about 30 feet down,
at reef depth. They have a pronounced blue cast that makes freshwater
look odd. They also put out actinic and UV light that is not very
useful to your plants.

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[Happy'Cam'per]

"Mr. Zee" > wrote in message
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> Hello folks: I'm getting back into the hobby after a 15 year vacation.

Traitor :)
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Kind Regards
Cameron

[Mr. Zee]

Yes I see the blueish cast...I'll try and find the light...Thanks very
much...


"Elaine T" > wrote in message
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> Mr. Zee wrote:
>> Hello folks: I'm getting back into the hobby after a 15 year vacation.
>> Starting a 55 gallon tank with dwarf cichlids and tetras. Just ordered a
>> bunch of plants for it. (Java, Corkscrew Val., etc) I also bought the
>> above lamp, but now see that it's (seems) to be for sal****er. Will my
>> plants have a hard time with this light? Perhaps I'm worrying about
>> nothing. However, I'd like to do this right and if someone could
>> recommend a better replacement bulb from coralife I'd but it. Thanks for
>> the info!
> If you can find it, Coralife makes a Nutrigrow Plant flourescent lamp with
> a temperature of 6700K. The Trichromatic with its 6500K temperature and
> 94 CRI would be a close second - I really like good trichromatic bulbs for
> plant tanks. Spectramax (also 6500 K), ColorMax, or Day-Max would also
> work.
>
> 50/50 bulbs are really designed to look like the sun about 30 feet down,
> at reef depth. They have a pronounced blue cast that makes freshwater
> look odd. They also put out actinic and UV light that is not very useful
> to your plants.
>
> --
> __ Elaine T __
> ><__'> http://eethomp.com/fish.html <'__><
> rec.aquaria.* FAQ http://faq.thekrib.com