96w Coral Life Pc.. 10k To 14k??

BEELZEBOB · 02-16-2007, 01:01 PM

i have the coralife 96watt PC over my tank. currently im runnik a combo quad w/ 10k daylight and 50/50 true ac.

the 10k is ok, but i was thinking that the higher spectrum has more blue, and would bring out the colors of all my corals better.

so 2 questions.

1, am i right in that assumption?
2, can i get a 14K quad bulb for my fixture??

Warnberg · 02-16-2007, 04:20 PM

First, a 14K bulb will look bluer than a 10k bulb, but the trade off is par, the higher the k value usually the lower the par, but not always ... as far as can you get one for your fixture? I dunno, I don't use PC's.

BEELZEBOB · 02-16-2007, 04:44 PM

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I dunno, I don't use PC's

aquaman3680 · 02-16-2007, 04:47 PM

It will be bluer and will give less available light for the corals, meaning they wont grow as fast but you can do it if you want to.

Matt

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