2700K bulbs?

[Mahamotorworks]

Over my 29G tank I have 2 6500K and 2 2700K bulbs. Woulld it be better to change the 2700K bulb to a higher k rating?

I am getting paid this friday so If reccomonded I will buy the new bulbs then. If I should change them then What type should I get it is a 24" Fixture.

MAHA

 

[Avalon]

I would. I find that bulbs that color and number are very ugly. While they can be used, you might find the color rough on your eyes. You should look into anything 6000K to 10000K. 10K Kelvin bulbs give off a slight blue tint, whereas 6500K give off a slight yellow tint. Mix 'em.

 

[Lonewolfblue]

I would agree with Avalon. Depending on the look you want, the lower range is more yellow, and the higher is more blue. Mixing them gives a really nice look to the tank, IMO, as well as having both light ranges for the plants.

 

[hyunelan2]

In my dual fixtures, I like the color I get with one 6500K and one 10,000K bulb. That's what coralife ships in their T-5 fixtures, as well.

 

[Mahamotorworks]

I will be off to Home Depot tonight then. I might pick up some more Ottos. while I am out that way. I will look as the 10,000K lights.

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[Mahamotorworks]

I went to Home Depot they didnt have anything higher then 4000K. I went to Petsmart the jumped from 4700K to 18,000K. I talked with a guy at Petsmart he reccomended the 18,000K bulb for a planted tank. He said "I could see the plants grow." I wasnt going to spend $20 each on bulb. I found some 5000K bulbs for $7 so I picked up 2 of them. I know it isnt the best. It is a little better then what I have now. Tomorrow I will call the not so LFS to see if they have the 10,000K Bulbs in 24".

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[bigfoot150]

I maybe incorrect but i believe the GE plant/aquarium bulbs sold at walmart are 6500k or some where there abouts.

 

[hyunelan2]

yeah, 6500K is a typical plant bulb. 18,000K is saltwater stuff, I think. It would be a very blue light also.

 

[Mahamotorworks]

The Phillips aquarium and Plant bulbs I found were 2700K That is what I had in there before. I found a guy on Ebay that has 10000K bulbs for $6 I just want to know if he will combine shipping.

I will keep looking

Thanks

MAHA

 

[Lonewolfblue]

Also, the 5000k bulbs aren't that bad either. They will work well for the lower end bulbs. Now for the higher end to give the total light a good mix, in color, as well as appearance.

You can go as high as 12000k as well. The range for planted tanks can go from 5000k to 12000k. 6500k is a good in-between, as it is more like daylight. So if you find 12000k and no 10000k bulbs, go for it.

 

[bigfoot150]

Hagen powerglo's are rated at 10000K and also work well. Had a combo of of a powerglow and a GE plant/aquarium bulb and my plants did really well.

 

[Dennis-Pir]

Ok I bought some CF that are 3500 are these going to grow plants or are they a waste of money....?

 

[Lonewolfblue]

3500k may not work very well. But you can give it a try. It all depends on where the peaks in the spectrum are. And if I'm correct, it's a screw-in? Or a regular CF?

 

[Dennis-Pir]

Its screw in....

ANd how do you know where the system peaks..

I went to some depot type stores today, and looked at the lighting and well many of them didn't have the spectrum or the K on them so how do you even find out..!

All they had was the lumens which is useless

 

[Lonewolfblue]

Sometimes you can never find out the exact rating, and they don't have the spectrum graph that a lot of the regular florescent boxes will have on them.

 

[Mahamotorworks]

I found a person selling a box of 30 bulbs. They are 6500K I will probably be buying them. I will let you know how it turns out.

MAHA

 

[Lonewolfblue]

cool.......

 

[Mahamotorworks]

cool.......

I am taking that as buy them, and share.


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[tropicalfish]

I think the Hagen Power-Glo is rated at 18,000K, because it has a little thingy where it shows the Kelvin on all Hagen fluorescent tubes on my Aqua-Glo box.
It says that Aqua-Glo also has 18,000, which is what I have on my 10 gallon hex

 

[Mahamotorworks]

Ok here is the update. As I mentioned earlier I bought some 6500K bulbs. I got a case of 30 for a really good price. I might be selling some. Here is the pics with the new ones.


I have 4 different K bulbs in from the top. 5000K, 2700K, then 2 6500K bulbs the pics turned out cool so you can see the different colors of them.

Here they are.

Let me know what you think.

MAHA