PC Lighting choice

[NikkoBoy]

It's time to replace my PC bulbs on my 48" CSL fixture. SunPaq is the new name and they offer more choices now.

What does everyone recommend?
1) Actinic - use original 460, new 420 or the combo 460/420?
2) Daylight - use 10,000, 6,700 or the combo 10,000/6,700?

[rottielover]

Hello,

What do you have in your tank?

I have a 125 gal tank that is 60" long so I got the Orbit 60" PC fixtures (two of them) and they have the combo bulbs in them. I can tell you that they are very bright bulbs and my 125 to the eye looks brighter than the MH clam tank at my LFS. I need to get a lux meter one of these days.

Anyway, I've been very happy with the SunPaq lamps so far, the Orbits came with the dual Actinic and Dual Daylight. The 10,000 k is a "white" light, the "6,700" is a "yellow" light, the 460 is Blue and the 420 is purple.

Hope this helps

[Phishnoob]

I cannot comment on the actinics as all of our blues look great. Going for the 10,000 K though really brightened things up. That yellow look from the 6700 K really made the tank look sort of like the children's pool.

[rottface4]

I agree I would much rather use the 10000K over 6700 K bulbs any day. I am also using the dual actinic, and I like that too, although the 10000k fades out the blue.