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keithbou30
05/14/2010, 03:53 PM
i am going to replace the 4 t5 bulbs and was wondering what colors everyone perfers to use. was told 1 white, 1 purple and 2 blues would be good but is that enough white?

reefboy12
05/14/2010, 04:25 PM
keith, #3 blue plus & #1 aquablue...best color (very 20k)

jhoff
05/14/2010, 05:32 PM
2 ATI blue+
1 KZ fiji purple
1 GE 65ooK daylight

THE JOEY
05/14/2010, 05:35 PM
2 ATI blue+
1 KZ fiji purple
1 10K

sjm817
05/14/2010, 05:41 PM
Everyone has different personal preference on what they like. I personally dont like the overly blue look, so a 3 B+ and 1 AB would not be my preference, but many like that look. I dont care too much for the daylight bulbs either. I like your original combo that you posted which would be 1 ATI Aquablue, 2 ATI Blue Plus and a KZ Fiji Purple.

keithbou30
05/14/2010, 10:03 PM
sounds good

livingcorals
05/14/2010, 10:14 PM
just wanted to know what coral will this be over?
With sps, color can make a dif from growth to pop color.

DeepSeaHunter
05/14/2010, 11:13 PM
I am getting 8 x 80w for my tank, it's a 120 long. can someone suggest which bulbs to pick? i am really new to t5's and i know there are plenty of bulbs to choose from. i like my tank with more of a purpleish blue color to bring out the colors in my fish and corals. i currently haven't moved my corals over from my 55g. also i am going to have sps in there, so what do you think? thank you in advance to any replies.

Bruce Leroy
05/16/2010, 07:01 AM
In a four Bulb System, which bulb to Use? a Actinic White, or a Fiji Purple?
other three will be Blue Plus.