cardiffgiant
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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.
I think that the purple plus and fiji are too similar in spectrum and that you'll get an overly pink color.
The 2 blue pluses give everything the pop that actinics would, but have nearly the same par as a day bulb. That's why you see a lot of people using them half to two thirds of the open slots in their fixtures.
The good thing with t5 is that you can buy a couple of extra bulbs and play with the color variations. If you were closer (or if you ever wind up in Buffalo), I'd be happy to have you over to see how my config looks in person. There may be someone near by that would offer the same.