Wanted: vibrant color
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Topic: Wanted: vibrant color
Posted By: Mark Peterson
Subject: Wanted: vibrant color
Date Posted: April 19 2008 at 11:11pm
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does anyone use the pink/blue PC lights from Helios?
does anyone use URI Actinic/White VHO bulbs?
T-5 users using any pink bulbs in their array? ------------- Reefkeeping Tips, & quick, easy setup tricks: www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9244 Pay it forward - become a paid WMAS member 
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Posted By: Dion Richins
Date Posted: April 19 2008 at 11:50pm
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URL Actinic/White ------------- http://www.customaquariumfurniture.com" rel="nofollow - Bad "censored" Cabinets Best quality in the valley! He is one sexy bald guy, even with out a finger!(MAC) |
Posted By: dustponds10
Date Posted: April 20 2008 at 12:03am
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I do use a pink bulb. I will have to see what kind though. ------------- 120 ASM G-3 T-5 lighting 130 frag system T-5 lighting asm G-1x |
Posted By: Megan&Jason
Date Posted: April 20 2008 at 1:36am
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i have used the pink and blue pc but like the true acnic better alot brighter ------------- Red sea 650 and two 35g red sea all for sale |
Posted By: Mark Peterson
Date Posted: April 20 2008 at 2:02pm
I assume you have more than one light bulb? What combination to you use?
Dion? ------------- Reefkeeping Tips, & quick, easy setup tricks: www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9244 Pay it forward - become a paid WMAS member
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Megan&Jason wrote:Posted By: Dion Richins
Date Posted: April 20 2008 at 3:10pm
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125g. 2- artinic white, 2- super artinic (4'vho's) . 3 -175w 15k MH.
180g. 2- artinic white, 2- super artinic (4'vho's) . 1- 250w 20k MH
75g. 2- artininc white, 1- super artinic (4'vho's) No other light ------------- http://www.customaquariumfurniture.com" rel="nofollow - Bad "censored" Cabinets Best quality in the valley! He is one sexy bald guy, even with out a finger!(MAC) |
Posted By: Mark Peterson
Date Posted: April 23 2008 at 1:26pm
 Dion
Anyone else?
If you use a combination of white lights and Actinic/blue lights, you may want to try using pink/blue. Here is a 10 gal using one single 36W pink/blue PC. The blues, greens and reds are much more vibrant than the common white/blue PC. The 2 or 3 SPS and several LPS in this tank did well too. The previously sick clam (large intake opening) held on for several months too.
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Posted By: Mike Savage
Date Posted: April 23 2008 at 1:44pm
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Pretty!
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Posted By: Megan&Jason
Date Posted: April 26 2008 at 6:48pm
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2 12k 65 w
2 14k 96 w
2 true acnic 65 w
1 pink blue 65 w
1 blue 65 w ------------- Red sea 650 and two 35g red sea all for sale |
Posted By: cl2ysta1
Date Posted: April 26 2008 at 6:53pm
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halides only :) ------------- I <3 Boxers Achilles tang lover |
Posted By: gobie
Date Posted: April 26 2008 at 9:12pm
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Does Any one know if you can get the pink/blue in 6' vho's? And if so were? ------------- 135 with vhos |
Posted By: Mark Peterson
Date Posted: April 26 2008 at 9:30pm
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Yes, URI makes the six foot "Actinic White". Why they call it that I'll never know. I've even had to order it when it was listed as "50/50" ------------- Reefkeeping Tips, & quick, easy setup tricks: www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9244 Pay it forward - become a paid WMAS member
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It is the pink half of the pink/blue combo. The other half is called Super Actinic. Pink tubes are also sold to the freshwater hobby as plant grow tubes. If I were you and I found a 6' plant grow tube, I'd use that in my VHO setup. It will glow just as bright and last almost as long but be half the cost.
Posted By: gobie
Date Posted: April 26 2008 at 9:40pm
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Thank's mark!! I will be seting up a 135 here in the near future and it has 4, 6' vho's and I like the the color of the corals in the 10 gallon tank!! ------------- 135 with vhos |
Posted By: PeggySue
Date Posted: April 27 2008 at 2:09am
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I use pink pc's with my actinics and 10K's. It really brings out the reds and pinks in the tank. ------------- Famous last words, "Parks, Recreations & Tourism" |
Posted By: jpndave
Date Posted: April 27 2008 at 12:08pm
| I have some of the Helios bulbs (not pink) and have been EXTREMELY dissapointed with the quality and the non-existant customer service. I have several problems with their products and numerous attempts have not generated a single response. |
Posted By: Mark Peterson
Date Posted: April 27 2008 at 2:34pm
They don't have the best PC tubes in general, but they have the only Pink/Blue tubes so that's what I use, powered by WorkHorse ballasts.
What kind of complaint do you have?
What products?
Did you buy the products from a LFS? ------------- Reefkeeping Tips, & quick, easy setup tricks: www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9244 Pay it forward - become a paid WMAS member
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Posted By: idahreefer
Date Posted: May 27 2008 at 12:05am
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I have 4, 6' URI bulbs I'm not using anymore, 2 super actinics, 1 daylight, 1 sun, also icecap ballasts to go with them, bulbs are 2 months old ------------- martin |