Picking the right bulbs

[Andrew]

Im trying to get some prices and can't deside on vho or mh but if I went with vhos then I would get this:

http://www.hellolights.com/4654lamvhore.html

What 4 bulbs should I get? I don't want a light look, nor a very blue look. I want a little more blue then 50/50's. What bulbs should I get?

 

[Andrew]

Anyone?

 

[Andrew]

Someone out there has to know. Guess ill make a thread in the Reef forum also.

 

[Entropy]

For VHO I would go with half actinic white, and half super actinic (URI for both). That will give you a nice white with a hint of blue.

 

[Andrew]

Sounds good. Ill have to see how I like that. I like the 50/50 look but want something a tad bit more blue. Between 15k and 20k

 

[Andrew]

Would this be what I want also? I do want some white.

1 white actinic
1 aquasun
2 super actinic blue

 

[Andrew]

Bump

 

[Zoos]

i would go with what you said
1 aquasun
1 actinic white
2 actinic blue

perfect combo of color and for growth

 

[frank10]

Re: Picking the right bulbs

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6513987#post6513987 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Andrew
Im trying to get some prices and can't deside on vho or mh but if I went with vhos then I would get this:

http://www.hellolights.com/4654lamvhore.html

What 4 bulbs should I get? I don't want a light look, nor a very blue look. I want a little more blue then 50/50's. What bulbs should I get?

have you looked into getting one of their vho/MH combos? it seems like you can't go wrong with those.

 

[Waylander]

Actually, you are not going to get a 'blue' look out of any combination of the URI bulbs. The actinics are just that - actinic. The 50/50 are rated as 12K and the aquasuns are rated as 10K. I have run several combinations of the URI and you get relative hues of white with not much blue. You might try overdriving one of the 20K (corallife?) bulbs to add some blue with actinic and 50/50.