Help with my lights

[Big Bill]

So my lights came today . I have a t5 10000k daylight and i took the actinic bulb out . my problem is now everything looks washed out . I need a bulb to bring the red in the background and substrate out while benefiting the plants . Also i found a t5 5000k at lowes for $7 im thinking about trying . Any suggestions .

before



after with new lights

[BruceL]

Is the second pic with 10k and 5k?

[ACE]

Try using a colormax bulb. Used to be coralife now branded as aqueon. At petsmart and cheaper online. Kinda a pink bulb. Makes red POP! Also try with a 6700 k bulb. Has warm glow plants explode under that color temperature. Awesome tank looks really nice.

[Big Bill]

The 2nd picture is just the 10000k daylight bulb . they other bulb that came in the fixture was the actinic and i took it out . So there is an empty spot at the moment

[kyhokie]

Bill check out this thread. It has a bunch of different lighting examples. It helped me with mine.
http://www.aquaticplantcentral.com/f...ifference.html

[Big Bill]

Ill check it out hokie

Heres my 5lbs tank i got today


Regulator(i have the fitting off for the hose because im waiting on a brass bubble counter/check valve)


Co2 diffuser

[J.Sipes]

I always found the bulbs at lowes/home depot to be a great fit for my needs. They are typically cheaper and to be honest I never noticed any difference. I used to find a great bulb that had great Kelvin and a high CRI, it was in a orange sleeve with a sun on the side. I personally like the 10K with a 6500K bulb in a double light. If I had 4 bulbs I would mix in a 8K and another 6500K to the mix. I grew just about every plant I tried with these combinations. With and without CO2 supplements.