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ezhoops
05/06/2011, 06:07 PM
Looking to find out if anyone has had success keeping green haddoni's under t-5's.

I have a aquatic life 4 bulb T-5 fixture with the stock bulbs.

Any advice

tank is 18" deep and I have a 4" sand bed, its a 50 breeder
RLHornbeck
05/06/2011, 07:25 PM
Yes,

I have a 40 breeder with the same light you have and my Haddoni has been doing fine. I have had him for over 8 months under this light.
Samcro
05/06/2011, 07:36 PM
i actually brought a bleached green haddoni back to color under a 4 bulb t5 in a 40b in a few months. should have plenty of light.
deangelr
05/07/2011, 06:35 AM
Yes
R33f3r
05/07/2011, 08:30 AM
Yes. They do very well under T5.
ezhoops
05/07/2011, 06:05 PM
Awesome, I have a Purple LTA at the moment but its seem to have lost its purple. I am also worried that the LTA will cause the clowns to loose their black coloration.

would any bulbs be better?
cgauer5
05/07/2011, 10:32 PM
ATI bulbs are awesome.
StealthRider
05/07/2011, 10:36 PM
your four fixture t5 lights will be more than enough for you haddoni to survive and thrive. put 2 actinic plus, 1 kz pink and one white light best combo in my opinion
200mfromocean
05/08/2011, 01:10 PM
I am thinking of putting under a ati blue + and ati aqua blue special. Is a 6500 essential?

I have it under a super actinic and a blue plus that are old.

I only have two t5s
200mfromocean
05/08/2011, 05:57 PM
Bump
R33f3r
05/09/2011, 12:42 PM
I would go with a blue + and aquablue special as they are they highest par bulbs from ati. You could use an aquasun from uvl but it's not a great looker, however it throws out a ton of par. The actinic is not enough, you will need more par in the long run to keep that nem healthy.
danreefs
05/09/2011, 02:28 PM
I have 4 blue+ 1 purple+ and 1 12k

http://i731.photobucket.com/albums/ww312/wynjam/DSC04341.jpg
phender
05/09/2011, 03:39 PM
I have pretty much the same tank with 4 HO T5's. Several people have commented on how good my light looks and I am able to keep pretty much any SPS I want as well. My bulbs are from front to back: UVL Actinic White - ATI Blue Plus - ATI AquaBlue Special - ATI Blue Plus
ezhoops
05/09/2011, 05:15 PM
Phender, Ok now we need a FTS (a couple in fact) thanks

BTW, when should I replace the bulbs, they will be 1 yr old in august?
phender
05/09/2011, 08:21 PM
Phender, Ok now we need a FTS (a couple in fact) thanks

BTW, when should I replace the bulbs, they will be 1 yr old in august?

I try to replace T5s every year, but they are supposed to last a little longer. Since I have stopped using the "pure actinic" bulbs my system seems to maintain its original spectrum for a longer time.

I just took these right now, just for you :D. The tank is uncleaned and I am having a bit of an aptasia and algae problem but most the corals look nice and were grown from small pieces. I don't have a haddoni in here, but it is the same tank in which I kept my merten's for many years. I had to do two pics. You can't see anything if I only do one. Sorry the colors are a bit washed out. I should have bumped up the saturation a bit.

left side
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=678&pictureid=30654

right side
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=678&pictureid=30653