It's Probably Time I Got Some New Tubes

Spurry · Apr 14, 2012

Hi as I got my tank secondhand it probably a good idea I
Change the tubes, I was woundering is there is any colour
I should be getting for my planted tank or am I just
Better of with standard ones

Thank

Spurry · Apr 16, 2012

Hi anyone was going to buy them this week

stu40 · Apr 16, 2012

hi
i get mine from lampspecs. The colour temperature is down to personal preference apparently
In my Rio i have a 6500K (=daylight colouring) & 4000K (roughly equal to Juwel 'warm light')
Stu

Spurry · Apr 16, 2012

Ok so you have 2 different tubes in the hood

Thank

stu40 · Apr 16, 2012

yes.do you have T8 or T5's?

Spurry · Apr 16, 2012

stu40 said:
yes.do you have T8 or T5's?

My rio has t8 tubes

Cheers

stu40 · Apr 16, 2012

Like i said it's down to personal choice & yours may differ from mine.
If you've still got the Rummys & Harlequins, then we've got similar tanks.
IMHO the 4000K will pick up the orange of the Harleys nicely like it does with my Copper Ras
I have a Phillips 840 'cool white' & an Osram 865 'daylight'.With postage, last year, it came to around £12 from lampspecs.
They did have a discount code 'captain chaos', but i don't know if its still valid.
Don't blame me if you don't like the colours

Spurry · Apr 16, 2012

Ok thanks for the advice, and I never blame any one advice is given and upto
The op if they take it or not

Many thanks I will look in to that set up and see if it will suit my setup
What ever I get I will live with as the ones I have, have started to go black
At the ends

Again many thanks

Spurry · Apr 16, 2012

Ok from reading what each coulor tube dose that
Mix sounds ok, last question which bulb would you put
Where ie: front or back

Cheers

stu40 · Apr 16, 2012

my Copper Ras spend most of their time at the front half of the tank (in the flow) so my 840 bulb is nearer to the front & the daylight to the back
My plants are growing just fine with both.