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scunfcu
10/06/2008, 02:00 PM
Building a new Aussie Acan tank with TX5 T5 Five bulb combination. Trying to an 20k look to pop the colors of my Aussie Acans. What would be best combination? Acan lords of different colors, such as blue, green, orange, red..etc.

I understands that Acan lords love moderate but not too strong lightings.

nikon187
10/06/2008, 03:21 PM
don't know how the switches run the bulbs but i would do

actinic+
fiji purple
actinic+
aqua sun
actinic+

nikon187
10/06/2008, 03:22 PM
second thought maybe an aqua blue instead of the figi ?? I would pick up an aqua blue just in case as well

scunfcu
10/06/2008, 03:25 PM
Thanks for the feedback, do you have any pics of your Acan tank with the bulb combo that you used?

nikon187
10/06/2008, 03:42 PM
not really an acan tank but i do have 5 aussie acans, blastos, ect.
bulbs are
actinic+
75/25
actinic+
aqua sun
aqua blue+
actinic+

http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk206/nikon1879/002.jpg

http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk206/nikon1879/P8030003-2.jpg


http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk206/nikon1879/014.jpg

http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk206/nikon1879/011-1.jpg

thinkiong about changing my 75/25 for a figi purple when its time to change

scunfcu
10/06/2008, 05:08 PM
Nice tank, yes I think if you change to Fuji Purple, you'll get more pop, but I heard its less PAR then 75/25.

Mark426
10/06/2008, 05:47 PM
I run an Acan dominated tank with a TX5.
frt:
ATI Aquablue Special
ATI Blue+
ATI Procolor
KZ Fiji Purple
ATI Blue+
back:

Works for me. My corals pop/fluoresce like mad and the colors are quite nice. The overall light is ice white with very slight blue/purple tint. I tried many many other lamp combos and finally settled on this, I have 7 other lamps that are now unused to come up with this mix. I have tried the typical recomendations and they all seemed to really wash out much of the color too my eye.

Mark

scunfcu
10/06/2008, 06:46 PM
Mark, your combo sounds llike good and it may be what I been looking for, can you provide us with tank pics. I have TX5 and 2,4 bulbs comes on first as actintics, then 1,3,5 comes on later for normal coloring.

moondoggy4
10/07/2008, 08:07 PM
Tagging along