frag tank lighting?

what type of fixture ?? But I would stick with all grow bulbs,who cares about how pretty frags are wile growing out,unless you are a LFS :)
 
T5 fixture? It depends on what you are growing in the fuge, but 6500k is good for a lot of common macros.

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LOL, I saw frag tank and don't know why I was thinking fuge. If it's t5, I would go with ati blue plus, ati purple plus, ge day 6500, and another ati blue plus.
 
I use a 4 bulb t-5 fixture with pretty good results in both growth and color using a similar combo' to what Ben suggested above.

I would stick with ATi or Giesseman brand bulbs for the most part.

Im using this
Ati blue+
Figi purple (Korralen Zuct ?< spelling)
Ati Aqua blue special (15K) <--- I belive it adds just a touch more blue than GE 6500K both good ,imo.Or maybe go with the 12K,I ve used that one as well.
Blue +

GL-Steve
 
I played the 6500K game and it can grow algae in the best of water conditions :)

personally a fan of the combo steve has above
 
Good call on the aglae issue with the 6500. You don't want to have to grow a lot of algae on your frag plugs, or have to stock a bunch of turbo snails in a frag tank.
 
1 48IN ATI Blue Plus T5 HO Fluorescent Bulb
3 48IN 12000K ATI Aquablue Special T5 HO Fluorescent Bulb

would this combo work?
 
LOL, I saw frag tank and don't know why I was thinking fuge. If it's t5, I would go with ati blue plus, ati purple plus, ge day 6500, and another ati blue plus.

For my 4 bulb frag tank for the maxi anemones- I use. 2-ati blue plus, 1-ati purple plus, 1-12000K ATI Aquablue Special T5 HO

I hope this helps.
 
Lighting is pretty subjective,but most people are looking for both color and growth and that's likely the reason the bulb choices are pretty similar.

If your looking for just growth I think your bulb choice will work fine as long as you realize the colors be be really washed out.The bulbs blue+ with 3 AB specials will lack in the warmer spectrum but are high par for growth,imo anyway.

Fwiw-The korralen Zuct( figi purple) is a really really high par bulb that brings out yellows pink/reds ,greens like no other bulb Ive ever tried.Actually higher in par than the AB special if I remember right or very close in par comparison.
 
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1 48IN ATI Blue Plus T5 HO Fluorescent Bulb
3 48IN 12000K ATI Aquablue Special T5 HO Fluorescent Bulb

would this combo work?

This will be a lot whiter than most tanks run. See if anyone local has old bulbs for you to try. The Fiji is a really neat bulb!
 
1 48IN ATI Blue Plus T5 HO Fluorescent Bulb
1 48IN 12000K ATI Aquablue Special T5 HO Fluorescent Bulb
1 48IN ATI Purple Plus T5 HO Fluorescent Bulb
1 54w KZ Fiji Purple High Output T5 Lamps by Korallen Zucht

how about this seems like these are the top 4 bulbs.
 
1 48IN ATI Blue Plus T5 HO Fluorescent Bulb
1 48IN 12000K ATI Aquablue Special T5 HO Fluorescent Bulb
1 48IN ATI Purple Plus T5 HO Fluorescent Bulb
1 54w KZ Fiji Purple High Output T5 Lamps by Korallen Zucht

how about this seems like these are the top 4 bulbs.

Nice combo :)
 
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