15000K Vs 20000K

[Nathaniel H]

Anyone have any opinion on 250 watt 15000k halide Vs 20000K? Thought about switching to the 20000K but thought I'd ask first to see if anyone had any experience or thoughts on that lighting.

Thanks,

 

[poidog]

20k all the way here. Other kelvins are just too white to allow real colors to pop! Plus Kevin Kohen did a study that SPS corals did better under 20k.

If you run a SE bulb go with the Randium, hands down. If you have DE the EVC is the closest match to the radium, but they are not as common as the other big house name bulbs.

I still supplement my 20k with 4xBlue+ T5 bulbs.