A lighting question.

[spider]

I just got a JBJ lighting system, it has 2 - 65watt BLUE ACTINIC bulbs and
2 - 65watt 10000k daylight bulbs.
I know the actinic bulbs are pretty much useless in a
freshwater planted tank, but now I'm starting to read
that the 10000k's aren't much better then the actinic.
Is it a waste of time using the 10000k also?
If I run some 6500k daylights with the 10000k
will that work?
Or finely, should I just load up 4 6500k's and be done with it?

thanks for any help,
Thom

[Dave Millman]

spider wrote:

> Or finely, should I just load up 4 6500k's and be done with it?

Yes. Ask the vendor to trade the others, or trade them at your retailer.

[Rex Grigg]

On Mon, 14 Apr 2003 13:34:21 GMT, "spider" >
wrote:

You really should switch out all the bulbs. Too bad you did not get
the unit from Aqua Botanic as Robert sells it with the correct bulbs
already included.

>I just got a JBJ lighting system, it has 2 - 65watt BLUE ACTINIC bulbs and
>2 - 65watt 10000k daylight bulbs.
>I know the actinic bulbs are pretty much useless in a
>freshwater planted tank, but now I'm starting to read
>that the 10000k's aren't much better then the actinic.
>Is it a waste of time using the 10000k also?
>If I run some 6500k daylights with the 10000k
>will that work?
>Or finely, should I just load up 4 6500k's and be done with it?
>
>thanks for any help,
> Thom
>
>


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