Replacing my 96w PC blue actinic bulbs

Im Replacing my 2 96w PC blue actinic bulbs which I bought used with my tank. I need some help with deciding on replacement bulbs (brand, specs, etc.) Please give me some reccomendations on which bulbs to buy

 

LED Bulbs are good for you. They can help you to save energy.

 

I did that same thing a few months back; I used 6 Power Bright LED modules and absoutly love them... It was a farily expensive option ~$300 for the 6 modules... There may be even better avaialble now, as LED technology seems to be improving on a daily basis. I would look into LED!

 

Not trying to hijack but I am also replacing my 2 x 96 watt actinic bulbs. @PDDCO Did you just rewire the LEDS into the existing fixture? I looked at your show off your tank link and couldn't tell. I noticed you are from Hailey, I live in Idaho Falls.

@ ladwpwrkr Are there other bulbs in your fixture or is it just the 2- 96 watt power compacts? Mine is 2 x 250 metal halides with the supplemental lights and I have just been using Aquatraders actinic bulbs. They are real cheap but seem to lose their blue real fast.

 

meh, ijust got aquaticlife bulbs again

 

I also have a 150w MH 10k......I am replacing that with 150w 14k MH.....needed help with deciding on the other two.

 

I replaced my halides with some 14k but my 96 watters aren't as blue as I would like. I am leaning towards a blue actinic from Reefgeek.com check out their site they have some good bulbs.

 

Greetings from Hailey, ID ;D

The short answer is yes, I ripped out the connections for the PC's and did a custom retrofit to the fixture... pics below:







The end result works exceeding well

Sorry for the glare; took these at a bad time of day -- but you get the idea...

 

UVL 454nm bulbs or UVL super actinics 96w PC bulbs from reefgeek.com
the best.