Which one looks better

anarchy

anarchy

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Trying to decide what i want to do with my lighting and after playing i cant decide so ill let you guys help me. Which one looks better?

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Both are a little too blue for me, but I realize blue is hard to not get in a picture. If I had to chose, I would pick 2 also. Very cool tank, love the rock work.
 
I will never not have halides but i do love the shimmer of the leds.... and the extra par.... and the color pop with blues, oh and dont forget the cool programming sh!t, but for pictures led sucks.

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Number 1 on both dont look so much at the color of water i going by coral color cause i know c pics suck as$ and the color of water is more likely way off but corals look better in both number 1
 
Okay so the hydra 26 i was thinking about using for supplemental lighting is gone and i got a 2 bulb t5. Im going to add 2 more t5 bulbs but here it is with the 1 fixture
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It depends.

When posting pictures, I want color accuracy for trading. Tidal Garden provides 14000k and actinic samples. For actual lighting, it is the color balance or maximum growth that I want to see in the tank. I think both are very different. Unless a photographer tells me I can get accurate WYSIWYG colors.(Please do.)

One of your pictures has too much Teal color showing. That's actually one of the colors that I can't get from my Orange Ricordia Florida running 100% actinic. I am a noob, so don't ask me if your colors are accurate enough.
 
Paulip said:
It depends.

When posting pictures, I want color accuracy for trading. Tidal Garden provides 14000k and actinic samples. For actual lighting, it is the color balance or maximum growth that I want to see in the tank. I think both are very different. Unless a photographer tells me I can get accurate WYSIWYG colors.(Please do.)

One of your pictures has too much Teal color showing. That's actually one of the colors that I can't get from my Orange Ricordia Florida running 100% actinic. I am a noob, so don't ask me if your colors are accurate enough.
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Bottom picture is a 20k halide which is about as accurate as i can get

Top is with t5s added which will give a little pop

All of my coral pics are under 20k halide. Cant get pics with t5s on because the reflection off the top of the water

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20k. It doesn't get any truer than that. You do have an excessive amount of Teal-Green colored corals! : )

Though not color accurate, I like my specimens to share the limelight. I like the flourescence from actinics but hate the blue water. Mixed emotions with maroon looking green algae. Though, not as obviously deficient as seeing green algae in my tank.

Sometimes, I think those perfect tanks are for the annual " Family photo". I like no1, btw. I am addicted to coralline. The more complete looking the encrusting the better. An all noob opinion, mind you.
 
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Paulip said:
20k. It doesn't get any truer than that. You do have an excessive amount of Teal-Green colored corals! : )

Though not color accurate, I like my specimens to share the limelight. I like the flourescence from actinics but hate the blue water. Mixed emotions with maroon looking green algae. Though, not as obviously deficient as seeing green algae in my tank.

Sometimes, I think those perfect tanks are for the annual " Family photo".
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Yeah theres alot of greens in my tank. Wasnt done on purpose but once everything was placed i noticed it. Looking for oranges, reds and purples now

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