gbelcik Posted October 22, 2010 Share Posted October 22, 2010 bought new bulbstoday. 2 actinics, 1 purple reef bulb, and 3 - 12ks its a really nice look but maybe just a hair too blue... would changing one of the 12k's to a 6500 lighten it up a bit and give some low k growth, or should i switch to 10ks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdavis735 Posted October 22, 2010 Share Posted October 22, 2010 If you go with a 6,500 I'd not do more than one for sure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbelcik Posted October 22, 2010 Author Share Posted October 22, 2010 yeah i was thinking 1 6500 with the other two 12ks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jlloyd123 Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 I think u should keep them. Just my opinion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbelcik Posted October 23, 2010 Author Share Posted October 23, 2010 jloyd what are the 8 bulbs you have in your fixture? I think u should keep them. Just my opinion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdavis735 Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 The combination recommended to me for my 6 bulb fixture was.... Front ATI blue plus ATI purple plus ATI blue plus ATI blue plus ATI aqua blue ATI blue plus I havent set the tank up yet,but the guy is pretty reputable as the t5 master.lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brooks Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 My bulb fixture: Ati Blue Plus Kz new gen 14k Ati blue plus Kz Fiji purple Kz new gen 14k Ati blue plus I love t5's. They're amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jlloyd123 Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 Did u forget? I told u yesterday...jk. 3 actinics Fiji purple 3 10000k 6500k Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jlloyd123 Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 Get another fiji purple and give me other atinic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diabeetus Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 The combination recommended to me for my 6 bulb fixture was.... Front ATI blue plus ATI purple plus ATI blue plus ATI blue plus ATI aqua blue ATI blue plus I havent set the tank up yet,but the guy is pretty reputable as the t5 master.lol. all actinics? or am i missing something? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crab Rangoon Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 In my experience, both the tanks I had a single 6500k bulb over wound up growing too much green. Not like totally covered in GHA or anything, but absolutely impossible to keep plant life from growing inside. Plant life more or less ceased to exist after removing the 6500k in both tanks, which were completely separate and using two entirely different fixtures (one using 4 bulbs, the other using 8). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brooks Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 The combination recommended to me for my 6 bulb fixture was.... Front ATI blue plus ATI purple plus ATI blue plus ATI blue plus ATI aqua blue ATI blue plus I havent set the tank up yet,but the guy is pretty reputable as the t5 master.lol. all actinics? or am i missing something? Aren't Blue spectrum bulbs and the Actinic spectrum different? Or maybe I heard wrong... it sounds like it could be wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdavis735 Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 They are different.the blue plus's have a lot of par for a blue bulb supposedly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diabeetus Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 The combination recommended to me for my 6 bulb fixture was.... Front ATI blue plus ATI purple plus ATI blue plus ATI blue plus ATI aqua blue ATI blue plus I havent set the tank up yet,but the guy is pretty reputable as the t5 master.lol. all actinics? or am i missing something? Aren't Blue spectrum bulbs and the Actinic spectrum different? Or maybe I heard wrong... it sounds like it could be wrong. blue lights are stronger visibly than actinics, but will not cause fluorescing. i dont think they are good or bad for corals, blue lights are pretty much just to make your tank less yellow.. correct me if im wrong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdavis735 Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 I don't have a personal experience yet.grim reefer on rc has a huge following and is known there as the t5 guru.that's his suggested 6 bulb configuration.time and time again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diabeetus Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 hmmm. i ought to see it then!! i wonder how that looks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lildodoo Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 I asked grim reefer for a recommendation about two months ago for my 6 bulb t5 combo. He recommended 4 ATI Blue Plus, 1 UVL Actinic White, and 1 ATI Aquablue. Have to say that I am pretty happy with the lighting combo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdavis735 Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 I'm anxious to see it.I have the tek fixture.when I get the new tank setup and cycled I'll get that bulb combo and see how it goes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diabeetus Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 Kinda want to try It as well! But I wonder what kind of growth you get from it with no daylight spectrum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdavis735 Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 I think the aqua blue must be a medium spectrum.he usually suggests a ge 6500 in the mix,but told me the aqua blue instead.apparently the purple plus is similar to Fiji purple spectrum wise,but with more par Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derekreefer Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 blue lights are stronger visibly than actinics, but will not cause fluorescing. i dont think they are good or bad for corals, blue lights are pretty much just to make your tank less yellow.. correct me if im wrong the ATI blue plus does have a decent amount of the 420 spectrum, but not like a true actinic. I current run 2 aquablue specials and 2 blue plus. And I like the look and am getting fast coral growth. I tried 2 aquablue specials 1 blue plus and one pure actinic, swapped the true actinic with a purple and thought the tank still looked pink during the dawn/dusk period. With a 6 or 8 bulb combo you will have more flexibility ofcourse. Ask grimreefer for advice, he is the man on t5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonJones Posted October 26, 2010 Share Posted October 26, 2010 I am running 2 Blue+, and AquaBlue Special and a KZ Figi Purple. I am very happy with the look of the tank and the growth. The Blue+ have more than sufficient par as has been evidenced by the countless reefers who have had great results using it, e.g. Sonny at rimlessreef.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diabeetus Posted October 26, 2010 Share Posted October 26, 2010 I am running 2 Blue+, and AquaBlue Special and a KZ Figi Purple. I am very happy with the look of the tank and the growth. The Blue+ have more than sufficient par as has been evidenced by the countless reefers who have had great results using it, e.g. Sonny at rimlessreef.com. so youre not running any daylight bulbs either? i gotta see what it looks like.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonJones Posted October 26, 2010 Share Posted October 26, 2010 The aquablue special is pretty white, but certainly not a 6500k bulb. I think my color is closer to 20k than 14k, but I am very pleased with it. I like the combination because you get the look of higher K bulbs with the growth of a lower K. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonJones Posted October 26, 2010 Share Posted October 26, 2010 The aquablue special is pretty white, but certainly not a 6500k bulb. I think my color is closer to 20k than 14k, but I am very pleased with it. I like the combination because you get the look of higher K bulbs with the growth of a lower K. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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