8000K 13W PL bulb

[illumnae]

anyone know where to find this? i can only find 6700k in hardware stores

[Jervis]

I am interested to know too... the highest Kelvin available for Philips PL is 6500K

[oblivion]

the closest i know of are either 7200k or 9000k
its under the Dymax Spectrum range
should be able to find it in any decent lfs
i confirm available at y618 and aquastar

[illumnae]

could you PM me the price please? i may want to get either to try out...probably the 7200 since 6000-8000 is supposed to be ideal for planted tanks and i find 6500 too yellow for viewing

[oblivion]

just pmed you

the 7200k is white enough to my eyes and i'm pretty happy with it
however it tends to fade towards the yellowish after several (usually 6-9) months which i use as a gauge that i need to change light tubes

[eeeeemo]

if youre willing to DIY.. i know where to find 8000K 27W hitachi bulbs.. which are actually the bulbs ADA uses...

[illumnae]

thanks for the PM lee1224 =)

eeeeemo: 27W might be too strong for my low tech nano...it's more than double what i'm using now

[catohcat]

hi,
can PM me as well?