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April 12th 05, 08:02 AM
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Coralife 50/50 10000K/True Actinic 03 Blue for Freshwater
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! 
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April 12th 05, 09:25 AM
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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
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April 12th 05, 03:27 PM
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Yes I see the blueish cast...I'll try and find the light...Thanks very
much... "Elaine T" wrote in message m... 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
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April 12th 05, 02:34 PM
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"Mr. Zee" wrote in message
ink.net... Hello folks: I'm getting back into the hobby after a 15 year vacation. Traitor  -- Kind Regards Cameron
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