Lighting???

[Jonny Steele]

yeah my night LED's are so killer
that I put them on all my tanks and
my buddies have them too
I find that pointing them up into the 'day' fixtures
dissipates the light beautifully
into a natural moon light

Can you show a pic, or send me a link to the kind you have??

 

[ar0wan]

THESE are the ones I have. They are not the best quality
but they do look great (some of the LEDs went out after a year+)
I have (2) 36" in my 120gal and
(1) 36" and (2) 24" on my 90gal.

If I had to do it again I'd still get the cheap ones, but buy extras.
I'm disposible like that
If you're not, try THESE - with pix

 

[Jonny Steele]

ok, so im buying new bulbs today, which should i get, 2 of the Coralife 50/50 or 2 Power Glow 18,000k???

 

[jcardona1]

ok, so im buying new bulbs today, which should i get, 2 of the Coralife 50/50 or 2 Power Glow 18,000k???

I'd go with the 18,000Kss. Much nicer light than the 50/50s

 

[Jonny Steele]

I'd go with the 18,000Kss. Much nicer light than the 50/50s

Really? even tho they are cheaper? Will they be brighter or darker than my standard white lights now? Also, will there be any color shade to them? Im freshwater

 

[jcardona1]

Really? even tho they are cheaper? Will they be brighter or darker than my standard white lights now? Also, will there be any color shade to them? Im freshwater

Unless your original bulbs are very old and have lost their output power, switching to a different color bulb won't make a huge difference in light output. You will only notice a big difference if changing fixtures, like going from a standard T8/T12 hood to a T5HO fixture. And yes, the 18,000K Power Glo have a nice purple/pinkish/bluish/white tint to them. Hard to describe, and they don't really fit the standard kelvin scale at 18,000k. But they are a great all-around bulb for making all fish colors stand out.

 

[FSM]

all power-glo is too blue/purple. Mixed with a regular daylight bulb looks better IMO.

 

[jcardona1]

Dug up an old pic. This is one Power Glo T5HO bulb over my 210g

 

[jcardona1]

all power-glo is too blue/purple. Mixed with a regular daylight bulb looks better IMO.

For anything with greens/yellows/reds, I'd agree. But for fish with blue/purple colors like a lot of CA/SA cichlids, I like the all PowerGlo look. Just depends what fish you have and what specific look you're after. 10,000k ended up looking too blue for me on my planted tank.