36 watts looked better then 65 watts !

12 Volt Man said:
this "problem" is common with 6700K bulbs.

they always look yellow.

10,000K bulbs are bright white and look good.

I have done the same thing - bought lights - all excited-- that is until I turned them on top of my tank...:(
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I am ordering the 10,000k bulbs today, I just hate paying the 23.00 for the bulbs and then the shipping. :wall: guess I will sell the 67,000k :)
 
grannylvsfish said:
I got my coralife light today for my 29 gallon, what a disappointment!
The 2 18 watt light strips looked better then this one single 65 light strip. in fact the lighting makes the tank look yellow :( I guess I can get used to it, but really I liked the look of the lighting before. it says 65 watt 6700k straight pin compact fluorescent lights. the other lights brought out the colors and made the blues look awsome. this one things look yellow. I will have to remove the background and put black on, the blue looks bad now.
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im certainly glad i saw this post as im in the process of ordering retro fitting light kits from ahs for my 3..10g tanks.excellent information.allwet......
 
Ok, I got the bulbs in, but really did not see a whole lot of difference. maybe there is...
This is the 10,000k bulbs. Really, not sure what I like best. I was hoping for a pop, no "pop" so I hope my new plants do fine with it. other wise its back to the 67k bulbs.


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too bad you already bought them, look on ebay for a straight pin 50/50 or above 10k bulb, it'll have a lot of blue and should be under $20 shipped.
 
I am done. I have spent way to much on bulbs and I am not impressed with any of them. I will just be happy with what I have. the last bulbs cost me a fortune for both light strips and it did not seem to me much better. Moral of the story.... Be happy with what you have. others may not be as fortunate :) I am happy. OYE :lol:
 
The tank acually does look brighter now. I was disapointed as it did not seem as bright as the 67k but I did a great 50% water change, and the tank looks so much brighter. I also did not realize the tanins were making the water so brown. but over 4 days my water went from clear to a tan. I was worried until my daughter reminded me there is 3 pieces of drift wood in there LOL! I will try to take another pic tomorrow.
 
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