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PC Bulb Suggestion
I need to replace the bulbs on my tank pretty soon. I need 24 inch bulbs. Any suggestion on where to find the least expensive and best bulb to buy? Also should I get 1 10000K bulb and 1 Antic or should I get 2 50/50 bulbs? Or a combination of 10000 and 50/50? I need two bulbs to fit my 29 gallon tank. Corals are zoas, green star polyps, kenya tree, and xenia. Thanks.
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Double check, but I'm guessing you have 55/65 watt pc's. If that's the case, take a look at the TRU bulbs Hellolights has for $10 right now.
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Also innovativelights.com I think they're 9.99. The truaqua brand is the ones I'm using. On the homepage there is a coupon code which takes it down to the 9.99 price.
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They aren't the cheapest, but those SunPaq dual atinics (420/460 nm) are really good... IME
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I need to get some PC actinics, but I haven't come across PC actinics that make corals fluoresce like VHO/NO actinics or even T-5 actinics.
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Yeah they certainly flouresce under those bulbs... I was totally satisfied with them. I think they are the best PC atinics out there right now
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Current brand (SunPaq) are my favorite right now. I would go with 1-bulb 10,000K and the other bulb the dual actinic. This way you'll keep the ability to use a dawn/dusk effect; with 2- 50/50 bulbs you won't be able to do that.
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Thanks.
98riv - Sorry to piggyback on your thread.
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Thats fine, it helped me to. Any other suggestions on the temperature of bulbs to get and what brand? |
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id have to agree with the sunpaq dual actinic 420/460... i just replaced my actinic 03 65w with one of these and i think it looks way better... green star polyps look like a green highlighter under a blacklight. the clowns stripes even glow a bit.
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Any more suggestions on which temperatures I should get?
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Do a 50/50 mix of 10,000K and actinic.
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You can even do 2- 50/50 bulbs...
One 6700/10k and one Dual Actinic...
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