Tube selection for compact fluorescent fixture

[Madcrawdad]

I received my 4x65w compact fluorescent strip today. Popped it over the 75g tank....turned it on....and wow, GREEN. The unit came w/ 4 6700K 'full spectrum' bulbs by Coralife...and entire tank has a neon greenish tint to it now.

My question is, does anyone have a good tube combination that gives off a more natural color (ie, more red and blue)? I'd like to pop out 2 of the 6700K and replace w/ something offering more reds & blues.

Thanks.

[Mgamer20o0]

try some 10k bulbs.

[12 Volt Man]

coralife makes a pink bulb in the T5 that they call "colourmax".

on most of my 30inch tanks, I have their freshwater aqualights that come with one pink bulb and a 6700 K plant bulb.

I tried two 6700K bulbs and I too found it way too green looking.

you might want to see if you can get these colormax T5s because they look fantastic when used with the 6700 K ones.

Here is a shot of my 20 gallon long with this set up:

as you can see, the lighting looks great with the combo of pink and 6700 K. However, keep in mind that the pink bulb won't do much for plant growth. its just there for colour:

[12 Volt Man]

whoops. I just realized I mixed up compact flourescents with T-5's.

sorry.

[skeletonhand]

Go for the 10,000k bulbs. They give a whiter light, and are still beneficial to the plants. Something like this:

http://www.bigalsonline.com/BigAlsUS/ctl3684/cp18367/si1379041/cl0/coralife65watt10000kpowercompactlampstraightpin21

[Madcrawdad]

Go for the 10,000k bulbs. They give a whiter light, and are still beneficial to the plants. Something like this:

http://www.bigalsonline.com/BigAlsUS/ctl3684/cp18367/si1379041/cl0/coralife65watt10000kpowercompactlampstraightpin21

I ordered a couple of those bulbs last night...hopefully that'll solve the issue. If not, GE makes a 9325K bulb (55w only) that I've used in my regular fluorescent fixture....I'll try that when these guys burn out as I really liked the colors from that bulb.

[GirlieGirl8521]

I have a 6500K and 10000K combination on my 29g and it is a nice mix. Its bright, but its not too yellow or too white. :)

My 55g has 2 6700K bulb and it looks really yellow, so I'll eventually replace one with a 10000K bulb.