mwheeler Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 I have a four bulb setup over my 50 gallon tank. They are 39 watt t-5 bulbs two are Actinic and two are 18k bulbs. Actinic: http://www.fishtanksdirect.com/34inch39wattt5homarineglomarinelampactinicbyhagen.aspx 18k: http://www.fishtanksdirect.com/34inch39wattt5hopowerglomarinelamp18000kbyhagen.aspx I am looking for a good combo for my tank for looks and growth. Is there a better bulb combo I should go with? Edit:I mostly have zoa's and lps in the tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoobtoSalt Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 I am currently running the geismann bulbs for actinic. I have also seen the 454's and they look amazing. Not sure what I would suggest for the daytime bulbs as I run halides though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jennmac415 Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 ATI Blue plus are a great color and the highest par ATI Purple plus adds great color and has high par ATI Aquablue plus is slightly blue but adds some daylight also and has very high par I also like UVL Super actinic...has very low par, but the other bulbs above have very high par... you can see all of these bulbs here www.reefgeek.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwheeler Posted February 14, 2011 Author Share Posted February 14, 2011 What do you guys think about this combo? One each: 39W Blue Plus T5 HO Fluorescent: http://www.reefgeek.com/product/39W_Blue_Plus_T5_HO_Fluorescent_by_ATI 39W Purple Plus T5 HO Fluorescent: http://www.reefgeek.com/product/39W_Purple_Plus_T5_HO_Fluorescent_by_ATI 39W 3000K Daylight T5 HO Fluorescent: http://www.reefgeek.com/product/39W_3000K_Daylight_T5_HO_Fluorescent_by_General_Electric 39W Pro Color T5 HO Fluorescent: http://www.reefgeek.com/product/39W_Pro_Color_T5_HO_Fluorescent_by_ATI Or any combo of some of these bulbs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmike Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 i would use 2 ATI blue plus, 1 ATI aquablue special, and 1 kz fiji purple or ATI purple plus. a great 15K look that will still have great par! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwheeler Posted February 14, 2011 Author Share Posted February 14, 2011 i would use 2 ATI blue plus' date=' 1 ATI aquablue special, and 1 kz fiji purple or ATI purple plus. a great 15K look that will still have great par![/quote'] Thanks sounds like a good combo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eviljunglenoodle Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 What I used on my 6 light setup is 3 blue plus, 1 purple plus and 2 aquablue specials which is similar to madmike's suggestion- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eugenereef Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 3 blue plus and 3 blue special here. All lamps overdriven with 3 workhorse 5 ballasts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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