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Blue Plus Aqua Blue Special Blue Plus either the Filu or KZ Purple (I'd use the KZ) Blue Plus Aqua Blue Special Super Atinic Blue Plus
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Fiji Purple Super Actinic Blue Plus Actinic White Blue Plus Blue Plus or coral plus (try both Blue Plus
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Looking for a T-5 bulb recomendation to supplement AI sole blue. Need to fill the color void nees more red, and maybe gree (I think) considering the fiji purple special and either a Aquasun, Aqua flora, or GE 6500K daylight.
Should of searched more, looks like a GE 6500K & a purple plus would fill void. Is the fiji purple special same as purple plus or is it same as fiji purple? Last edited by drtrash; 04/05/2012 at 01:23 PM. |
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I have a 30W X 24L X 24H tank that i will need to light.
I have the tank current lit by 2 Vertex illumilux Strips while I decide on more lighting. Would a 4 bulb T5 fixture supplemented by 2 Vertex LED Strips be enough? or should i Oped for a 6 bulb fixture with the same supplementation. Looking to keep a mixed reef SPS, LPS, maybe a clam and Zoos. Thanks in advance for the guidance |
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I want to setup a 29 gallon mixed reef with a few sps up top and a clam on the sand bed.
Tank is 30 long by 12 by 18tall. I can only fit 4 bulbs in the canopy. Will this work out for me? Or should I go with metal halide? |
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Hey Grim I have all ATI bulbs in a cheap T5 4x39 watt light, I have purchased a TEK Elite 6x39 watt light and I am wondering if I will see a difference in color and brightness due to the better reflectors and ballasts with the TEK?
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I have Blue + x2 Purple + x1 KZ New gen 14K X1 bulbs now what should I add in the other 2 slots of the TEK Elite 6x39?? 2 more Blue + or actinics? Thanks!
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I'm sure it has been asked many times in the 53 pages of this thread but...
I just got a ATI Sunpower 6x54 for my 75g mixed. Can you reccomend bulbs, placement and which ones are for dawn/dusk? |
04/09/2012, 10:39 AM | #1316 |
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i was running 4-blue plus,1purple plus, 1- coral plus in my 6bulb. it was just a touch to blue for my liking 25k ish. definately more blue then my 20k leds. i added new aquatic life 10k i had lying around in place of 1 of the blue+'s and i really like the like it.
i have a handful of fish that like to jump so i use a black eggcrate to cover the tank. it definately lowers the par by about 30% ...fyi . so i raised my daylight from 3 to 5 hours when i added the solid eggcrates(i had the centers cut out but im worried my scotts fairy wrasse will jump out) slowly working up to 8 hours. |
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1.Blue 2.Purple 3.Coral 4.Blue 5.Coral Since the bulbs are staqgered in this fixture it seems to spread light differntly then in standard flat fixtures. Not sure if thats good or bad, but it seems to mix the colors better. |
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I have been running ATI bulbs...2 blue plus, a purple plus and an aquablue special. I just replaced them with some Giesmann bulbs only because my lfs had a good price on them. Unfortunately, I don't think I picked the right bulb combo. I would like more blue without killing growth too much.
I'm bought 2 aquablue plus, an actinic plus and the pink bulb and found it too bright. For the time being, I pulled one of the aquablue plus bulbs in favor of one of my old ATI blue +. I'm thinking I should replace one of the aquablue plus daylight bulbs with either another actinic plus or a true actinic. I really only want to buy one more bulb, so I'm interested in a Giessmann and a non-Giesmann rec if anyone is willing to share their opinion. Thanks. Sent from my PC36100 using Tapatalk Sent from my PC36100 using Tapatalk
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If you want to stay with giessmann then pickup another actinic plus (similiar to ATI blue +), pure actinic your going to lose par. Or just get a new ATI Blue + and pull out your old Blue+ and replace it with the new one. |
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2 Atinic Plus 1 Aqua Pink 1 Aqua Blue but I would feel much more comfortable with ATI Bulbs 2 Blue Plus 1 Purple Plus 1 Aqua Blue Special Years ago I I was able to get a deal on UVL bulbs because a wholesaler was discontinuing handling them. The price was right but I never was never happy with the color untill I went back to ATI Bulbs. Gmann many people claim are a step above the UVL in the right combination but few put Gman over ATI's bulbs.
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1 GE 65,000 or an ATI Aqua Blue Special 1 ATI Purple Plus 4 ATI Blue Plus The GE bulb will give a "Whiter" look so it is a little on personal preference. But whit the Aqua Blue Special you may lack a little in the reflective reds. For Dawn to dusk. Again personal preference between running 2 ATI BLue Plus bulbs or 1 ATI Blue Plus and 1 ATI Purple Plus. For bubl placement I like the full spectrum bulb (either the GE or the Aqua Blue) in the third position from the front. Then have a Blue Plus on each side of it in position 2 and 4 from the front. Now depending on if you want ttwo Blue Plus bulbs or a Purple Plus in Dawn to dusk will determine position 5. If yYou put the Blue Plus in there then position 6 would be my purrple plus. Now I am assuming 2 and 5 are your dawn to dusk positions.
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I have the 72" aquatic life fixture. 12 36" 39 watt bulbs in six rows. I'm curious if the bulb configuration has enough of the correct spectrum for my mixed reef. I wouldn't usually be concerned but I'm getting a maxima clam and want it to be healthy. I'm ordering it from live aquaria so I'm assuming they have it under metal halides. So is this ok? Can I get away with leaving the clam on the sand? It's a 6' 125 gallon tank.
Front ATI Blue+ Aquatic Life Purple bulb GE 6500K ATI Blue+ ATI Coral+ ATI Blue+ Rows 2 and 4 are the twilight rows Thanks for any guidance!! |
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i have the same fixture. i tried the purple on the twilight, i did not like it. it was to white for me so i have 2 blue+'s on 2&4.
as far as with all 6 bulbs on yours is about the same as mine. i have 10k in place of your 6500k. i love it. im guessing 15-18k ish. how high do u plan to hang it? any tops? if u hang it at 8" above the water with no tops your clam should be fine. par should be 150ish on the sand. |
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I took off the splash guard and I have screens to keep fish from jumping out from BRS.
I'm also using the legs to place the fixture on top if the aquarium. |
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