missionsix's Finnex 13g nano tank......

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  1. divott

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    great tank shot mission. thats lookin excellent. ty for sharing, finally. :)
     
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  2. missionsix

    missionsix Super Moderator Staff Member

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    My bulb is "out for delivery" ;D
     
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    Darn UPS--they don't hit my abode until after 5 pm. :(

    I know the feeling.
     
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    missionsix Super Moderator Staff Member

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    I live 20 miles outside of town:-/. 5 would be sweet. Before four and I may get pictures up before school.
     
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    missionsix Super Moderator Staff Member

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    So, for some reason, my 20k bulb looks like a 14k:confused: I have my suspicions that it may be my ballast cranking on it. What are your opinions? If my ballast is pushing on it too hard and giving it a 14k look, is it justifiable to exchange it? I mean, my "test bulb" was an odyssea 20k and it looks better than a sps blue life.
     
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    What ballast do you have? I've read that the better bulbs exhibit their "truer" color with electronic ballasts. I'm guessing you have that since your setup is quite new. I had two 150W SPS Blue Life 14K bulbs before I swapped for 250s. Attached to the Coralife magnetic ballasts, the SPS 14Ks weren't blue at all.
     
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    missionsix Super Moderator Staff Member

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    It's actually a magnetic ballast. The bulb that came with the system said "blue", not 14k. This new bulb looks the same.
     
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    Gotcha. My original bulbs from Coralife were 10K and were probably bluer in appearance than the SPS Blue Life 14 bulbs. Now I have 20K bulbs from AquaTraders that were about $15 apiece. They're pretty blue, but weren't as blue as I thought they'd be.

    My next bulbs will be 14K SPS I think. Now that I have better ballasts I'm hoping they'll be fairly blue. I do want good growth, though.

    We'll see.
     
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    missionsix Super Moderator Staff Member

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    I'm over sps. Just placed an ad to sell the bulb for 50 bucks.
     
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    missionsix Super Moderator Staff Member

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    Just received/installed my new R/O DI unit. Very easy installation. AirWaterIce rocks!
     
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