Best T5 bulbs

[JM68]

I just recently bought the 8 bulb Nova T5 fixture and i'm thinkin about replacing the Current bulbs with another brand. I've heard that some different companies bulbs are better than others. I'm leaning towards ATI bulbs, but i was curious to c wut some of you use and wut majority consider to be the best bulbs. Also wut arrangement of bulbs will give the best light.

 

[metalmulisha]

I like uv lighting company and their super actinics or giessman bulbs. Super actinics gave off a similar color to the radium 20k's. Love it

 

[JRechcygl]

If you click on Grimm Reefers red house he shows the PAR test results of the lamps he has tested... As far as PAR goes, ATI pretty much takes the cake..

 

[nikon187]

ATI
Giessman
KZ

all are great bulbs. What colour do you prefer?

 

[Chibils]

Let me jump on the bandwagon here. I've been using halides since I first set up my reef, but my ballast crisped on me and I got a 4x54w fixture today. I was thinking Geisemann PureActinic, Korallen-Zucht Fiji Pink, ATI Blue Plus, and ATI Aquablue. I am familiar with the good brands, but not their bulbs. Will this give me even *reasonable* par? I dig the actinic look, but would like something in between the two switches on stock bulbs (it's an AquaticLife fixture with the stock 2x10K and 2xactinic bulbs set to fire the actinics and 10Ks separately). It looks great with just the actinics, but once I add the 10Ks it drowns them almost completely. It turns almost 8K white. I'm looking to add some blue/purple to my lineup without sacrificing too much par (I'm sure it's not hard on stock bulbs since they come free with the fixture).