vho, pc lighting suggestions

[SuRFeR BoY]

ok i have a 55 gallon tank with 2 x110 watt vhos (one is 10k and the other is artnic) i just picked up 2x 110 watt power compact ballest with 2x 96 watt 50/50 bulbs, but the bulbs need to be replaced. my question is what 2 type/color power compact bulbs should i buy to make my tank look best, i want it to glow. any suggestions? also since i have 2 x110 watt ballest is it possible to use 130 watt pc lamps to get the extra 13 watts out of each ballast?
P.s. metal halides are out of the question. i would love to but can't. Thank you Peter

 

[SuRFeR BoY]

no one has any suggestions?.. a few looked but no input.. does anyone know what color a 12k pc is??

 

[ZANYMASTER]

12K has a tiny bit of blue in it.I had 14k halides and it looked great but for brightness,go with 10k.I have the nova extreme t5 and my whole room is lit up!

 

[TimberTDI]

Are you aking if you can use 2 130w bulbs? I don't think you can.

Steven

 

[drunktank]

out of curiousity, why can't you do MH?

 

[SuRFeR BoY]

umm well i have two 110 watt ballest so i am running 96 watts on each right now.. i was wondering if i put a 130 watt pc on a 110 watt ballest if it will push the 110 watts out of the 130. i dont know if i made that clear.. kind od confusing i guess.

as for metal halides.. i cant afford the extra electric bill ( i was told its around an extra 50 bucks a month by alot of people) and also i will probly need a chiller .. right now the max my tank went up to was 80 degrees. i can deal with that.

ok back to the lighting... i have 1 x 110 watt 10k vho and 1 x 110 watt artnic.. do you think i should do one artnic pc and one 10k power compact or just get 2 50/50's?

thank you everyone for your help btw