black aro lighting

duongsta4o9

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Was wondering what would be the best ideal light that I can get from a LFS for a black arowana to bring out its color the best? He is about 10"
 

Bderick67

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The hagan powerglo or the coralife colormax are excellent for bringing out the colors of black aros. Problem is they are only available in old technology lighting.
 

cyberhog05

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OK let's simplify this.
A higher kelvin rated bulb will put off white/blue spectrums. A lower kelvin rated bulb will give off yellow/red spectrums. I prefer 10k bulbs as they are easily attainable without pet store prices. I refuse to pay $25 for a bulb unless it feeds my fish and cleans my tanks to!!!!!

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duongsta4o9

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T8 bulb? i kinda forgot how a 10k bulb looks like...are those the really blue lights/actinic? or like a daylight/cool color
 
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