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one of the bulbs on my light went out so i went to petsmart and bought a flora-glo t8 2.8k bulb but the brichardis looked weird under it. is there any other types that would be good? 
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Re: aquarium lighting.
If you're not trying to grow plants, a regular cool white, around 3200K looks good. I actually like the way my fish look under the 6700K plant lamps. Some folks prefer a bluer 10000K look for their fish.
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Re: aquarium lighting.
Single light bulb... I like a 10,000k light
Dual I like to look at my africans with Artinic and 10k.
Just my 2c
What fish do Jesper have
180 WC T. Moorii Chilambo +1 Petro trewavasae.
110 Cyps, WC Xeno Spilopterus Kipili WC/F1/F2 T. sp red Kiku
58 S. Decorus
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Re: aquarium lighting.
If its dual bulb...
10k + 6700K will give them a peachy color.
10k + Actinic will give them a blue color.700g Mini-Monster tankComment
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i personally like straight 10K.
it shows my malawi and tananyikans very nicely.FRENCH FRY!!!
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I buy the cheapest lights I can find.
usually at sears
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i just bought 2x 3ft dual tube T5 vho fixtures 42 total watts each, for $30 bucks each at home depot.
i am putting 2x 21 watt t5 vho 10K bulbs in each, they are going on my 125g
FRENCH FRY!!!
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KEEP POSTED ON HOW THEY LOOK AND WORK FOR YOU.. I MIGHT DO THE SAME THING210 gallon tank...empty.....wait till you see what is coming
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Personally hate the look of 10k... has a nasty green blue color to it.
I like mix-n-match different spectrums to tailor my own.
My Ilangi tank has... 9325k/6700k/12000k700g Mini-Monster tankComment
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