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View Poll Results: Which light spectrum do you use?
6500K 70 35.18%
8000K 15 7.54%
10000K 20 10.05%
A mix of different spectrums from multiple lamps 85 42.71%
Others. Please elaborate 9 4.52%
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Old 10-27-2009, 09:19 PM   #41 (permalink)
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I tend to use GE bulbs. Im using some of their spiral daylight 6500 bulbs a normal tube bulb and on my soon to b shrimp tank im using 2 10w 6500k spirls nd a plant and aquarium bulb. Althought the plant bulb does have more a pinkish collor im not fond of
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Old 11-14-2009, 01:11 AM   #42 (permalink)
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I love the golden sun coloured light. I can reproduce this light by combining 3 X 10,000K + 2 X 3000K MH bulbs.
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Old 11-14-2009, 06:04 AM   #43 (permalink)
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I love the golden sun coloured light. I can reproduce this light by combining 3 X 10,000K + 2 X 3000K MH bulbs.
I get this golden color on my picotope with a couple 9watt PCs from Lowes (4100K ). I don't care for it really, but $2 per bulb beats the $10 for the 10000K. Also, it gets window light which appears "bright white" in comparison.
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I'm experimenting with a mix of 6700, 10000, and "pink". While I'm not in a big hurry to change things up, the next time I buy bulbs I'm going to replace the 2 6700's with 2 GE 5000's and I'm still not sure about the others.
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