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Jmvanness

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Going to pick up lights from Sherita here in a minute. A 36" 6 bulb t5ho and a 36" 2x t5ho and 2x mh (250w I think).



I'm only doing softies and a few lps... So I'm trying to find the right lighting for them to grow well and for me to be able to really enjoy their colors. I like the blue-ish tint, but not super blue light like I'm not running white at all. Here are some combos I've come up with through research. Tell me what you think.



blue+


blue+


Fiji purple


75/25


blue plus



or



3x aquablue specials


3x blue plus



or



2x specials


2x blue+


1x fiji purple


1x something else



I'm not particularly savvy about lights, so I'd love to know what you guys use and what you think of these combos.


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3 blue+

2 coral+

1 purple+

I used to use the aquablue special and switched to the coral+. The color is a thousand times better.

Coral+, Blue+ X2, Purple+ is what I'm running. And yeah, the Coral+ is a great bulb! Love the colors this gives.

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Aquatek is carrying crap now. They used to have Giesemann but no mas.

I've not seen ATI in stock in town since Kingfish went belly up.

Reefgeek is where I get mine, although I'm sure any of our sponsors would be happy to order them for you.

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I would always prefer to buy in person at an Lfs and that goes for anything, provided the price isn't more than online + shipping or at least within a few bucks. Being said, I've never seen ati bulbs in any stores when I've gone to visit. I don't frequent them though, being out of town.

I like reefgeek for bulbs, because ati bulbs seem to be set prices for all online retailers (or within a dollar of each other), but reef geek is the one that not only ships ups (which I prefer), AND doesn't charge an extra stupid handling and packing fee for bulbs. That's a big win. I'll only buy my bulbs from them.

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The candy was an incredibly strange and pleasant surprise. Awesome getting to grub down on a snickers and twix while installing my new bulbs.

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