Lighting help

[Neurotech]

I am using a 250 watt reeflux 10k with electronic coralvue ballast over my 54 corner. It is just too white, and my corals don't pop as they do at the LFS. So, I need bluer. I am thinking of just switching the bulb (which has about 7 months on it already) for a reeflux 12k. Or...do I need to supplement with T-5 or PC actinics? All opinios welcome. Thanks.

 

[shyland83]

Here is a thread joe posted a while back with pics with and without actinics, and all different temp and company bulbs. also has par reading with diff ballasts. There was also a RK magazine article by joe, i think it was the same info.

 

[shyland83]

Here is a thread joe posted a while back with pics with and without actinics, and all different temp and company bulbs. also has par reading with diff ballasts. There was also a RK magazine article by joe, i think it was the same info.

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=254667

 

[shyland83]

heres the article. It;s actually much more recent than that thread.
http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2007-04/jb/index.php