coralvue bulbs

[wasabi]

i replaced my ushio 400 watt 10k bulbs with 4- 400 watt 10 k coralvues.. 5 weeks later and the colors coming out on my corals are unbelievable.where i once a had blue tips now entire blue colonies, purples turning bright blue, teal to aqua the color differences in the corals is amazing. the only negative was a browning of several colonies during breakin,

[Geoff]

ditto!! i have switched from saki's to coralvue's. so far i like them alot. they may be just ever so slightly to blue for my taste.

everyone else likes the new colours.

G~

[wanareef]

Geoff

Since you made the switch - what have you seen different with the coralvue's on? If you have monti digita's, do they still come out bushy? And the polyp extension on the sps still the same?

I'm planning out lights for the next tank, combo of Sakis and ?? something in the 10k to 20k range. It's gonna to be an inwall, 72"l x 34 - 36"w x 24"h. I like the way the polyps are out and the thickness of the branches, the growth from the Sakis. But you know that yellow cast. Have thought of even going to 400w's 10k-20k across the back with the Saki's in the front.
The jury is still out.



Wasabi

What type of bulb life have you heard on the coralvue's?