Need Help with Lighting Descion

[fishfreak1242]

So right now on my 75 gal RR tank my lighting is 2x175w 10000K metal halides and 2x55w T-5s. Just yesterday I noticed that one of my t-5 bulbs wouldn't fire, so I was thinking about getting another replacement bulb. But I also don't like how my halide bulbs look and want to get something a little more bluer, so now I'm thinking about getting rid of the t-5s and just getting 2 20000k metal halide bulbs. I don't want to have to change out 3 bulbs and spend like $150 on bulbs. Does anyone have any experience with the 20000k bulbs? Will changing my bulbs to 20000k still let me be able to keep any corals I want in the tank? Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks.

 

[derm]

I HAVE 20 k- 400 XM LOVE them with t-5 acitinic the 20k give you crisp blue i also have 15k xm with vho actinic and their crisp blue/white and i have good growth in my tank

 

[fishfreak1242]

I HAVE 20 k- 400 XM LOVE them with t-5 acitinic the 20k give you crisp blue i also have 15k xm with vho actinic and their crisp blue/white and i have good growth in my tank

I think that I am going to switch over to the 20ks. Does anyone have any extra 175w 20k bulb laying around or anything?

 

[Aqua Pro Builder]

Freebie Thread post #547
LesileS is offering them for free, make sure you be on time and follow thru if you dib.
Don't let a beautiful girl hanging, LOL.

 

[fishfreak1242]

Freebie Thread post #547
LesileS is offering them for free, make sure you be on time and follow thru if you dib.
Don't let a beautiful girl hanging, LOL.

Thanks but shes a little far from me and I'm looking for a bulb in a different spectrum.