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resle Enthusiast Posts: 273 Kudos: 112 Votes: 14 Registered: 09-Oct-2004	i just installed one hood of lights from AH supply for my 55g consisting of one 55watt and one 36watt both of which are supposadly 6700k. my problem is the bulbs when off are not pink as some say they should be, rather they are quite white. when i turn them on over my aquarium (with the protective seal still on) they emit a yellowish light which looks bad, i had expected them to emit a sort of bluish color. please give me your input!
Posted 23-Sep-2007 18:40
catdancer Big Fish Mad Scientist Posts: 471 Kudos: 138 Votes: 13 Registered: 15-Apr-2007	My bulbs are 6700 K for sure and they are plain white. To my eyes the light emitted from them has a greenish tint but I suppose that is personal perception.
Posted 23-Sep-2007 19:15
resle Enthusiast Posts: 273 Kudos: 112 Votes: 14 Registered: 09-Oct-2004	i know i am blue/green colorblind but still comparing the ah lights to the stock ones in another aquarium, the stock ones are alot cooler for the same color temp. maybe the ah bulbs were mislabeled or perhaps the stock ones are somewhere around the 8000 mark...
Posted 23-Sep-2007 19:20
Aqua_D Fingerling Posts: 22 Kudos: 28 Votes: 1 Registered: 14-Sep-2007	Edited by Aqua_D 6700K lights should put off a white light. Acitnincs (sp) put off a purple/pink color. If the light isn't white I would contact AH to see if they may have sent you the wrong bulbs. Present: L183, L114, L330, LDA33, L059, L340, L136, L399, Clown, Whip Tail Past: L001, L239, L200, L134, L030, L110, L204, L260, LDA08, L226, Ancistrs sp3 albino as well as calico, L187 (sp2), Common Hypostomus punctatus
Posted 24-Sep-2007 16:32
Carissa Hobbyist Posts: 73 Kudos: 37 Votes: 0 Registered: 10-Aug-2007	All of my florescent bulbs, ranging from 4100k to 18000k, are all white colored when off.
Posted 24-Sep-2007 22:14
resle Enthusiast Posts: 273 Kudos: 112 Votes: 14 Registered: 09-Oct-2004	thanks for the help. the problem is solved though, turns out that i was just in shock at the color difference between my old lights and these new ones
Posted 26-Sep-2007 23:06


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