white to blue ratio

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  1. TurboPhish

    TurboPhish Astrea Snail

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    whats the blue to white ratio in led lights i have a dimmable led fixture and just wondering how i should aadjust it for proper coral groth
     
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  2. skurious

    skurious Sailfin Tang

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    well i think its really up to you. What do you prefer as for the look of the tank. I prefer blue so i keep my whites down.
     
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    1:2 with RB and NW
    1:1 Using RB and CW
    Hopefully it's using NW.
     
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  4. TurboPhish

    TurboPhish Astrea Snail

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    there 460 blues and the whites are stagerd 15k and 20k ever outher bulb 23 whites and 22 blues 3watt bulbs
     
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  5. Kevin_E

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    I was told PAR wise, the difference is insignificant. If that's true, it comes down to color preference.
     
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    15-20k whites are cold whites, worst spectrum white by far.
     
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