175 Iwasaki vs ReefLux

DJM28064212

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Just wondering. Would it look bad if I mixed the 2 over my 50 when it gets set up. I have a Iwasaki right now and am thinking about using the reeflux. Anyone have experience running 2 different bulbs over the same tank?
Doug
 
I've done it.........I've even done a 250 on one side and a 175 on the other over my 4 foot tank. Marvin at Atlantis does it on some of his holding tanks, I couldn't tell till he told me.

It might be a bit odd if the bulbs were totally different like a 20k and a super white one but even then I think they would tend to blend and you would only really notice a big difference on the outsides.
 
it's fun to play with just to see how critters respond differently to the different bulbs, but you'll quickly begin to despise one of them. and not because one bulb will be so much better than the other, but because seeing one bulb changes the way your eyes percieve the other bulb. for example, by itself the iwasaki will look bright and perfectly white. but put it next to a blue bulb and it will look crazy yellow. and the blue bulb will then look bluer and probably dimmer than it would by itself. so when you sit down and try to decide which you prefer, you really need to run them just one at a time, and give yourself some time inbetween for your eyes to unadjust.
 
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