Bulb Color Comparisons
 

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Visual color spectrum of any particular bulb, as manifested to the naked eye in a real life application, is also an important factor in choosing the right bulb combination for your reef aquarium.  Because we have received many requests to demonstrate the color rendered by various metal halide, and metal halide/fluorescent bulb combinations, we have put together this page for that very purpose.  We will continue to add to this photo library depicting various bulbs in true life settings as they become available.

 

bullet150W Iwasaki Metal Halide and Metal Halide + VHO
bullet175W 10K Metal Halide only
bulletSingle Metal Halide only -- No Supplemental Fluorescent Bulbs
bulletSingle Metal Halide + Actinic VHO Fluorescent Bulbs
bulletTwin Metal Halide only -- No Supplemental Fluorescent Bulbs
bulletTwin Metal Halide + Actinic VHO Fluorescent Bulbs
bulletSingle Metal Halide + (1) Aqua Sun and (1) Actinic Sun VHO Fluorescent Bulbs
bulletTwin Metal Halide + (1) Aqua Sun and (1) Actinic Sun VHO Fluorescent Bulbs

 

 

 

150W Iwasaki Metal Halide and Metal Halide + VHO

 

150W 6500K Iwasaki Color Arc 150W 6500K Iwasaki Color Arc +
URI VHO actinic
150W 50000K Iwasaki Aqua
 

 

175W 10K Metal Halide only

 

175W 15000K Iwasaki  Aqua2 MH 175W 10000K XM MH 175W 10000K Ushio MH
 
175W 10000K  Hamilton MH 175W 10000K Venture MH  
 

 

Single Metal Halide only -- No Supplemental Fluorescent Bulbs

 

5000K Venture MH 6500K Iwasaki Clean Ace MH 10000K Hamilton German MH
10000K Coralife/Venture MH 12000K Sunburst MH 20000K Coralife MH
 

 

Single Metal Halide + Actinic VHO Fluorescent Bulbs

 

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5000K Venture + VHO Actinic 6500K Iwasaki + VHO Actinic 10000K Hamilton + VHO Actinic
10000K Coralife + VHO Actinic 12000K Sunburst + VHO Actinic 20000K Coralife + VHO Actinic
 

 

Twin Metal Halide only -- No Supplemental Fluorescent Bulbs

 

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5000K Venture + 20000K Coralife 6500K Iwasaki + 20000K Coralife 10000K Hamilton + 20000K Coralife

10000K Coralife + 20000K Coralife 12000K Sunburst + 20000K Coralife 20000K Coralife + 20000K Coralife
 

 

Twin Metal Halide + Actinic VHO Fluorescent Bulbs

 

12000K Sunburst + 20000K Coralife
+ VHO Actinic
10000K Hamilton + 20000K Coralife
+ VHO Actinic
 

 

Single Metal Halide + (1) Aqua Sun and (1) Actinic Sun VHO Fluorescent Bulbs

 

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5000K Venture + 1 Actinic Sun + 1 Aqua Sun 6500K Iwasaki + 1 Actinic Sun + 1 Aqua Sun 10000K Hamilton + 1 Actinic Sun + 1 Aqua Sun
10000K Coralife + 1 Actinic Sun + 1 Aqua Sun 12000K Sunburst + 1 Actinic Sun + 1 Aqua Sun 20000K Coralife + 1 Actinic Sun + 1 Aqua Sun
 

 

Twin Metal Halide + (1) Aqua Sun and (1) Actinic Sun VHO Fluorescent Bulbs

 

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5000K Coralife + 20000K Coralife
+ 1 Actinic Sun + 1 Aqua Sun
6500K Iwasaki + 20000K Coralife
+ 1 Actinic Sun + 1 Aqua Sun
10000K Hamilton + 20000K Coralife
+ 1 Actinic Sun + 1Aqua Sun

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photo not available

10000K Coralife + 20000K Coralife
+ 1 Actinic Sun + 1 Aqua Sun
12000K Sunburst + 20000K Coralife
+ 1 Actinic Sun + 1 Aqua Sun
20000K Coralife + 20000K Coralife
+ 1 Actinic Sun + 1 Aqua Sun
 

 

 

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