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Is 8000k lighting temperature ok?

6.7K views 5 replies 5 participants last post by  FishWorks AK  
#1 ·
That's the color of my current light bulbs. They are 55 watt power compact fluorescents. Just wanted to know what you guys' opinion is.
 
#3 ·
People generally use the 8000's to make red and orange plants pop more but I'm sure it'd be fine. Might be good to get some more feedback on this though. I know that all of these bulbs have a broad spectrum but mainly focus on what they are labeled as, with this one being 8000k.
 
#4 ·
The temp is fine, I personally prefer the 8000k-10000k temps, the higher you go though the less red there is in the light unless otherwise specified, in the case it's low on red adding a couple of 10 watt red LEDs is cheap