01-14-2013, 12:49 PM
I have been playing around with different lighting and was wondering what Kelvin (color temp) people are using.
So far my favorite has been 10,000k. It is a slightly bluer light that is normally used in reef tanks but it makes the greens in my tank glow. And since it simulates a filtered light, my guess lower/medium light plants enjoy it like they would under a canopy of trees.
I have also been using 'daylight' CFLs on my exo terra tanks, which I think are 6500k or 6700k.
On my aquariums I use 10,000K for the color enhancements and 5000k for the plant growth.
I have also used 5500k in the past and got really nice growth, but the lights looked too yellow to me.
So far my favorite has been 10,000k. It is a slightly bluer light that is normally used in reef tanks but it makes the greens in my tank glow. And since it simulates a filtered light, my guess lower/medium light plants enjoy it like they would under a canopy of trees.
I have also been using 'daylight' CFLs on my exo terra tanks, which I think are 6500k or 6700k.
On my aquariums I use 10,000K for the color enhancements and 5000k for the plant growth.
I have also used 5500k in the past and got really nice growth, but the lights looked too yellow to me.