Current Outer Orbit Question-My tank is too Blue!!!

[RuskinReefer]

I have a 72" Current Outer Orbit Fixture w/ 3x250W DE Metal Halides and 8x39W T5's. The fixture comes w/ 10k Current bulbs, and was just to bright white for my liking, so I replaced the Halides with 14k Coralvue bulbs, and....Holy Blue! With the 8 t5's running actinics, my tank now looks like i have 20k bulbs....much bluer than i was looking for. I am thinking about replacing half of the t5's with either 10k or 6700k bulbs to balance out the Coralvues. Any suggestions on which to use and why? Thanks for any help!

[Rhodesholar]

Since no one has responded I will offer strictly my opinion.

This is a complicated request. What do you keep? As a general rule the lower k bulbs have better PAR. So what you did was replace your high PAR MH with higer K lower PAR lamps. Depending on what you keep, this could be irrelevant. The thing that makes this complicated is that T5 lighting can be just as effective as MH, however I am not versed in T5 lighting and can only speculate where you will end up, hence I give an opinion.

I think I would try (1) 6700 T5 and see what that does for you, and then add additionally untill your preference is satisfied.

Myself I am a 10k guy and would have left the 10K MHs, but that is me and strictly my taste.

Hope that helps some what. I am sure some one else will chime in and help you out.

[sditch]

I would just replace the center with the 14k and leave the 10k on the outside......

[Rhodesholar]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9684723#post9684723 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by sditch
I would just replace the center with the 14k and leave the 10k on the outside......

Or you could do that to. :D