Lights, Camera....

[wgmc3]

I just purchased four Honduren Red Points and four Firemouts along with two Pike for my 125. I need to know what bulds to purchase for my stock light strips to bring out more of the colors of the hdrp.

 

[wgmc3]

???

 

[dovii88]

go with pc's

 

[wgmc3]

go with pc's

What are pc's?

basicilly I'm asking how many k, like 10,000k or what?

 

[killerfish]

wait two pike uh oh that my not last to long

 

[Horiyoshi III]

What are pc's?

basicilly I'm asking how many k, like 10,000k or what?

Power Compact....but should'nt it be CFL?

 

[dovii88]

ohh power compacts.

 

[straitjacketstar]

PC is Power Compact. CF is Compact Flourescent. I think they're the same thing.

I've got a 4' 2 x 65w Coralife CF over my 135 and it gives off plenty of light.

The K rating won't really reflect the strength of light but the color rendering index. Bulbs with a 4500-5500K rating tend to be more pink/yellow while the ones in the 8000+ are more blue/violet. The ones in between are more yellow/white.
Personally I hate the pink/yellow color the lower K bulbs give off. I don't like too much blue either as it does nothing for the natural colors of the fish.
Anything 6500K-8500K is nice.
When it comes to standard flourescents I highly recommend ZooMed Flora Sun flourescent bulb. It's a 8500K bulb that gives off a violet hue but really brings out the natural colors of fish and plants.

 

[ewurm]

I like between 6500K and 10,000 K for freshwater.

 

[vicedretard]

i was expecting more pics...especially since you got four of each fish and took pics of one of each fish and titled the thread "lights, camera..." i like 10,000K on my freshwater...nice bright and clear lookin water