T5 bulb?

[crosshatch35]

After much debate i ended up returning the Vertex 260s i had ordered..The reason is i want to wait and see what develops over the next few years. I watched the craze in Hydro and never bought into it. I watched many side by side grows and the HID T5 kicked there but every time.. Now in the Reef tank obsession this might be a different story.. BUt i am not ready to make 1700.00 dollar gamble at this time.

So my question is i have this Current USA fixture and i cant seem to find out what model it is. Its 72 inch i have 3 250 HID 8 36in T5s and Led Moonlights.
Can some please tell me what model i have? Thanks

I am planning on 4 purple 4 blue ATIs. Does this sound like a good choice. From what i have read and a few others have said ATI is the way to go.. Thanks Jeramy

[Michigan Mike]

You may want try 6 Blue plus and 2 purple plus.
I dunno out the fixture, it sounds nice. HID bulbs need replacing too?

[mbg75]

Sounds like a Current Outer Orbit unit.

If so, each pod of led moonlights should have 6. 3 blue 3 white.

[Michigan Mike]

Lol, I shoulda figured , I have a current outer orbit myself....HID throw me for a loop.
I was thinking of the Aquaticlife HID (ones with adjustable HID to direct light here it's needed)
So you have HQI double ended metal halides? Right?

[Michigan Mike]

Like these, mine has two more switches than the pic here, also mine has 4 t5 not crappy pc bulbs
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[crosshatch35]

Sounds like a Current Outer Orbit unit.

If so, each pod of led moonlights should have 6. 3 blue 3 white.

I have 6 and 4 sets of clusters. As for the hid goes i have 3 in it that are needing replaced i have 3 14k look used and 3 20k look used was gonna try them out. But if you guys think i should buy new i will..

As for the T5s go if 6 blue and 2 purple are better ill go that rout.. Thanks for the help guys..

[Michigan Mike]

Are they double ended metal halides(hqi) or the g12 style plug in HID ?
This what blue pluses look like
http://i1146.photobucket.com/albums/o535/Mike_Mcdougald/Snapbucket/3170DC0E.jpg

Here's a blue plus and Fiji purple together http://i1146.photobucket.com/albums/o535/Mike_Mcdougald/Snapbucket/AE81AF77.jpg

[crosshatch35]

They are double ended..