Giesemann/ATI T5 lamp comparison - pics, PAR, and a whole mess of data

So the Blue+ held par(422) the same after 100 hrs and it's counter part Geismann Antinic Blue went down from 391 to 361, an 8% drop.........that's baaaad.

On top of that the Geismanns 48" (most common size) cost $3 more per bulb.
 
Reefvet said:
Yes, my mistake, I was thinking of KZ.

None the less it's clearly not that difficult to match an existing bulb and it would appear that Narva was happy to do that for them.
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Well, it's definitely a popular light, there is at least s slight difference between them (like the Aquablue Coral is very slightly less pinkish versus the Coral Plus, the Actinic Blue is a slightly deeper blue than the Blue Plus, etc, but most people won't notice a difference).

LesMartin said:
I too was lured in by the 'rich turquoise blue' of the Lagoon blue. Unfortunately I bought 10 for my 10 tube fixture. They just looked yellow green to me and I eventually replaced 7 of them with six Actinic+ and 1 purple+. Still, I suppose I now have enough for the next two bulb changes......
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Kyuss said:
Great info, thanks for your effort on putting it all together!
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no problem, was a lot of work but it gave me something to do :)

Big E said:
So the Blue+ held par(422) the same after 100 hrs and it's counter part Geismann Antinic Blue went down from 391 to 361, an 8% drop.........that's baaaad.

On top of that the Geismanns 48" (most common size) cost $3 more per bulb.
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Yeah, bulb break-in can seemingly do funky things, that's why I wanted to break in all the lamps before getting any photos.

I'm with you on the price thing, though IIRC 24" are the biggest sellers.

Big E said:
Is the Ati actinic a misprint? It went up from 266 to 369??
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That's what I was thinking, and I got clarification that it was not a misprint.
 
Thanks for those answers...........question is what those Geismann bulb numbers are after 3 months ..........6 months of use?

Just for another data point, I've tested Blue+ & Coral+ numerous times with an Apogee and 6 month old overdriven bulbs par numbers were the same a new bulbs.

Interesting that the 24" is biggest seller.............where did you get that info? I just assumed 48" was more popular based on LFS stocking and being on forums and seeing how popular 75,90 & 120g tanks are.

Thanks for posting everything
 
Jedi I am interested to know if you saw any difference between the LEDs and t5s when it came to growth.
 
RicoJ said:
Jedi I am interested to know if you saw any difference between the LEDs and t5s when it came to growth.
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My reef contains leather corals, gorgonians, and anemones, all of which grow either slowly or extremely slowly, so I don't really have any useful data. To me, realistically, the T5 are there for flood lighting to fill in the gaps/shadows.
 
Wow, this is a great thread. So much useful info here. ATI still ahead of the rest in having quality T5 tubes.
 
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Killer Thread!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have been doing some T5 research and stumbled on this. Thanks for the effort. I was most surprised at the ATI Actinics and their increase in PAR.
 
This has been a helpful thread thinking through lighting for my tank. I have a 120g reef lit by 3 kessil 360we led's. I am adding 2 39w T5's to give more spread and bring in some additional color. I am thinking about going with either 2 Purple + or 2 Super Purple T5's. I hope I can balance out color with the extra red/purple light with my white/blue. I also wonder about heat as they will be retro fitted inside a canopy.
 
Glad you two found it helpful :)

jumplittlechloe said:
This has been a helpful thread thinking through lighting for my tank. I have a 120g reef lit by 3 kessil 360we led's. I am adding 2 39w T5's to give more spread and bring in some additional color. I am thinking about going with either 2 Purple + or 2 Super Purple T5's. I hope I can balance out color with the extra red/purple light with my white/blue. I also wonder about heat as they will be retro fitted inside a canopy.
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What is your preferred tank color? I think adding purple lamps would be a bit too purple, even with the Kessils going. If you run the Kessils on the bluer side, the blue will mix with the red in the T5 lamps and will make the light look even more purple to the eye. I would probably do a pair of white lamps, either Coral Plus or Aquablue Coral. :)
 
I would really like to get that red/purple color in the mix. How would going with one purple+ and then go with blue+ or actinic? I guess the Coral Plus does have a tint of the purple in the bulbs. I do run the tank on the bluer side with the led's. I really like the three tanks above in this order:

1. 2x Actinic Blue, 2x Super Purple
2. 2x Aquablue Coral, 2x Super Purple
3. 2x Blue Plus and 2x Purple Plus
 
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jumplittlechloe said:
I would really like to get that red/purple color in the mix. How would going with one purple+ and then go with blue+ or actinic? I guess the Coral Plus does have a tint of the purple in the bulbs. I do run the tank on the bluer side with the led's.
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The Coral Plus isn't really purple in hue, it has a very slight pink tone to it, as it doesn't have enough red in ratio to blue to get it to be purple. Do you have any local reefers that use T5 that you could buy lamps with? Then you could order several, figure out what you like, and then they would take the rest.
 
That may be a possibility. The pink/purple tone is what I feel that I am missing with the kessil. My red, orange, and purple corals lack pop. I could do 2 coral coral+ to bring in some other colors. I am just not sure.
 
jumplittlechloe said:
That may be a possibility. The pink tone is what I feel that I am missing with the kessil. My red, orange, and purple corals lack pop. I could do 2 coral coral+ to bring in some other colors. I am just not sure.
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Yeah, the Kessils are very short in the cyan and red spectrum. Probably a pair of whites or a white and a purple are going to get you where you want to be :)
 
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