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Old 06-23-2012, 06:55 PM   #1
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ADA 8000K vs 8000K 'green'


Sorry for making another thread, but I need an answer to this quickly so I can order it as soon as possible.

My tank consists of all green plants, but I've always just stuck with the normal ADA 8000K in fear that if I wanted to use red plants, the 'green' would wash them out. In all the ADA books, every scape says it uses the 'green' 8000K, which I find hard to believe on the scapes that have nice reds. Regardless, my scape is all greens, and I don't plan on ever using any reds. I've always liked the standard 8000K, and I only haven't already ordered the 8000K 'green' as I feel like it'd be "trying to fix something that isn't broken" if you know what I mean.

So my question is, which do you prefer? If someone has experience with both your opinion would be greatly appreciated. Remember, my scape is an iwagumi with only greens. Thanks in advanced.

EDIT: This dude seems to really like it for HC and iwagumi style. Nice scape as well.
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I have a regular 8000k and it's pretty green. I have heard the green bulb is very green. If you don't ever plan on having any red then I would get the green bulb.
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I have a regular 8000k and it's pretty green. I have heard the green bulb is very green. If you don't ever plan on having any red then I would get the green bulb.
Yeah that's was what I was thinking. I love the standard 8000K, it's what I've always used... but I've always considered trying the 'green', and now that I know I'll only be using green plants I'm giving it a shot. It should be here around the middle of the week, I'm pretty excited to see how much it makes the HC pop.
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I'd like to see it also. Maybe you can do a side by side comparison. N
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You are by far the biggest Ada fans I seen so far.
Do they give you discount?
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I'd like to see it also. Maybe you can do a side by side comparison. N
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You are by far the biggest Ada fans I seen so far.
Do they give you discount?
I like quality and representation, but I really only have a few specific ADA products, a lot of their prices are just unacceptable. Tank, bulb, diffuser, dirt, and stones... oh and bio rio and ferts, everything else is just too expensive. Sometimes on large orders.
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