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04-05-2002, 10:41 AM
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Spam Princess
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: portland, maine, usa, earth, the universe
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soooo blue
ok, i got a "real" light for my tank last night...i was just using whatver the heck was in there when the tank was given to me, i dont have any corals yet, so i figured it didn't matter...anyhoo, i got a marine glo actinic 15 watt...it's SO BLUE...it looks odd. i mean, blue is my favorite color, but this is overkill....i remember this happened with my 55 gallon, but i also had a "life-glo" bulb that didn't have the blue tinge so it wasn't as shocking, but i only have a 20 gallon now, and the hood only accomidates one bulb...i've never cared *too* much about lights, i'm too poor to buy corals anyway, but i should have this actinic light, right? will it fade a bit? i'm all confused
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04-05-2002, 10:46 AM
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Shark
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: wash
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Spam from the tank you are discribing I would say its all about your personal prefence. Use what ever color light or combination of lights that make the tank more disirable to you.
mike
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04-05-2002, 10:55 AM
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double cappuccino
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: CA
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marine glo's put out kind of a off blue/greenish kinda color, compare one to a coralife and you'll see. When it comes to single NO bulbs, coralife 20000K are my favorites. fwiw
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04-05-2002, 03:36 PM
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Mermaid
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Vancouver, WA
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When I was getting my first bulb for my 55, I got a Marine-Glo as well, and didn't like it at all. I returned it and got a Power-Glo and that is much better... at least until I can get VHOs and MH lights. By the way, the creatures in my tank seem to like it a lot.
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04-05-2002, 07:04 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Independence, KY
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I had a coralife actinic on my 38g and the blue was nice to the eye. If you have a few bucks to spare try the coralife.
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04-05-2002, 07:58 PM
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Administrator
Join Date: Jan 1999
Location: Medicine Lake, MN
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Another vote for the power glo bulbs here. They are very white. A second strip light over the tank with the power-glo/marine-glo combo would be good too.
Brooke
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04-05-2002, 11:46 PM
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Spam Princess
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: portland, maine, usa, earth, the universe
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i can't combine bulbs, my thingy only hasroom for one bulb..
(btw thingy = the hood thingy, i'm at work and it's 11:48pm...i am BUSHED)
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04-06-2002, 11:55 AM
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Ghost of reefers past
Join Date: Jan 1999
Location: Southern Oregon, Way West of Dimples ;)
Posts: 25,156
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Trade it in for a Powerglo I had Marine glos on my 29 and liked the color(along with daylight bulbs) when I changed to 03 actinic, the looked like blacklight to me, but I got used to it. Can you put another striplight on there, a daylight and marine glo or act would look nice
Another choice for a single bulb would be a 50/50 bluish white light, prolly rated at about 10,000 K anyway
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