ATI Bulbs

[C.Sharkdude]

I recently picked up Aquablue special bulbs and have a dual bulb setup I would like to put a bulb with it that will make the corals pop without turning everything blue.

The 'coral plus' was recommended to me as was the UVL 75.25. Suggestion, comments?

 

[C.Sharkdude]

^^^

 

[thienlong88]

Coral plus is a good choice. Or else, you could try the purple plus. This is just my opinion though.

 

[rtparty]

Coral fluorescence comes from blue light. You aren't going to get the pop using an Aquablue bulb. I would add a blue plus if you keep the Aquablue or I would try running 2 coral plus bulbs.

 

[C.Sharkdude]

Two coral plus would give the POP and not wash out everything in blue? Cause I'd be down with that.

 

[Stupidhatmatt]

Um, as far as I'm aware the Coral Plus is in between the blue spectrum of the Aqua Blue and the Blue Plus. If I were you I'd go with one Coral and one Purple Plus. I believe you will get a pretty even spectrum and get the pop you are looking for

 

[rtparty]

Um, as far as I'm aware the Coral Plus is in between the blue spectrum of the Aqua Blue and the Blue Plus. If I were you I'd go with one Coral and one Purple Plus. I believe you will get a pretty even spectrum and get the pop you are looking for

A purple bulb isnt a great choice for a 2 bulb setup. The tank will look purple and unbalanced.

I think 2 coral plus may be the best bet but 2 bulbs is going to be really tough to find what you like.

 

[C.Sharkdude]

Yeah I understand it's hard to find what works for me. Saving up for a new fixture. So 2 coral plus...sounds nice to me.

 

[Stupidhatmatt]

A purple bulb isnt a great choice for a 2 bulb setup. The tank will look purple and unbalanced.

I think 2 coral plus may be the best bet but 2 bulbs is going to be really tough to find what you like.

When my lights first turn on in the morning it's just one blue plus and one purple plus. I think it looks great. It's all a matter of taste. Many people run 50/50 purple and blue. If I had only two bulbs I would either run one aqua blue amd one blue plus or one purple plus and one blue plus.

 

[rtparty]

When my lights first turn on in the morning it's just one blue plus and one purple plus. I think it looks great. It's all a matter of taste. Many people run 50/50 purple and blue. If I had only two bulbs I would either run one aqua blue amd one blue plus or one purple plus and one blue plus.

I too used to run a blue and purple bulb for dusk dawn on my tank. It does look cool but is unbalanced. You have a ton of red in one part of the tank and then all blue in the other.

I help hundreds of people with t5 combos and have only seen maybe one or two that run a 50/50 combo of purple and blue. Most will run 3 blues to 1 purple. The coral plus has some red in it to help bring in the warmer colors. It was specifically created to be a stand alone type bulb. It is 50% blue plus, 40% aquablue and 10% purple plus. It is meant to look like one blue plus and one aquablue with a little red thrown in.