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Hey fellow reefers,
I installed a Giesemann Infinity 24'' fixture over my tank yesterday. I am currently running 4x Blue Plus T5's, but have been trouble figuring out which halide bulb to use.
I initially tried an USHIO 10k, which was extremely yellow, despite supplementation with the 4x blue plus bulbs
32937250_10155740301083212_8978058932429783040_n by Xiaoxi Yang, on Flickr
I then tried a Giesemann Megachrome Coral (~14k), which ended up looking just as yellow!
Giesemann Megachrome Coral. Day 1 of installation. by Xiaoxi Yang, on Flickr
Is it normal for lower kelvin metal halides to burn yellow initially and will these bulbs shift to a bluer spectrum as they burn in?
I am running them on an Icecap Ballast on the 250W HQI setting.
I installed a Giesemann Infinity 24'' fixture over my tank yesterday. I am currently running 4x Blue Plus T5's, but have been trouble figuring out which halide bulb to use.
I initially tried an USHIO 10k, which was extremely yellow, despite supplementation with the 4x blue plus bulbs
32937250_10155740301083212_8978058932429783040_n by Xiaoxi Yang, on Flickr
I then tried a Giesemann Megachrome Coral (~14k), which ended up looking just as yellow!
Giesemann Megachrome Coral. Day 1 of installation. by Xiaoxi Yang, on Flickr
Is it normal for lower kelvin metal halides to burn yellow initially and will these bulbs shift to a bluer spectrum as they burn in?
I am running them on an Icecap Ballast on the 250W HQI setting.