masterswimmer
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JVHam said:
Just wondered because the way you have the bulbs positioned it would be extremely difficult to simulate sunrise/sunset. However, with only one ballast I don't know how you'd be able to accomplish that anyway.
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Just wondered because the way you have the bulbs positioned it would be extremely difficult to simulate sunrise/sunset. However, with only one ballast I don't know how you'd be able to accomplish that anyway.
JVHam
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I was going to have 6bulbs but I got a seaswirl and now I don't thing that 6 bulbs will sfir but that is an upgrade for the future anyway. I might hook up 1 65watt pc for the sunrise sunset but I am not sure. My tank has been running without that effect for 6months and there is no difference.
dsp78213
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masterswimmer said:
The only way would be to use a dimmer and those aren't really available for this application.
I have been looking at commercial T5 dimmers to see if one could be adapted and put on a timer. If I find a solution, you folks will be the first people I tell. I have also bugged the folks at IceCap about one.
But I'll probably have a 120g with 2 IC660s before they come up with one.
dieselab
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Hey Guys.
What do you think of running 4 T5 39 watts 36"with this light configuration.
front- blue plus,aquablue, aquablue, blue plus-back
i also have two actinic bulbs that can be swap in. all bulbs are ATI.
any suggestion would help. thanks
tank is 24" tall and i want to grow some lps and sps.
What do you think of running 4 T5 39 watts 36"with this light configuration.
front- blue plus,aquablue, aquablue, blue plus-back
i also have two actinic bulbs that can be swap in. all bulbs are ATI.
any suggestion would help. thanks
tank is 24" tall and i want to grow some lps and sps.
The Grim Reefer
Ready for some NOBALL!!!
I like a sun or the GE lamp in the mix. Makes the red and yellow colors look way better. I don't know if 2 blueplus, an aquablue and a sun or day would look good or not. I day, 1 aquablue and 1 blue (not a blue plus) looks like crap. Kinda green
psycho_clown
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i must say after see all these tanks i am going to order T-5's they look great.
frankdreistein
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@dieselab
I got from front to back
aquablue special, blue plus, aquablue special AAA, blue plus
Quite blue, but I like it.
The last bulb looks best, when you take a blue one, so its little darker/bluer in the back to give you more depth.
I got from front to back
aquablue special, blue plus, aquablue special AAA, blue plus
Quite blue, but I like it.
The last bulb looks best, when you take a blue one, so its little darker/bluer in the back to give you more depth.
masterswimmer
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frankdreistein, I've never heard of either aquablue special or aquablue special AAA. What are they and where did you get them?
Thanx,
Russ
Thanx,
Russ
horkn
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Ti said:
i have the ati 20000k blues on mine. i have heard of the blue specials. but i have not seen them for sale here...
fwiw, each of the 3 brands of good reflectors have ther advantages and negatives...
the only bad part of the computer designed reflectors aqualux sells is that they are wide, about 3and1/8th inches wide a piece, where as the icecap and sunlight ones are thinner, allowing more bulbs under the canopy.
and the wpg rule is usless if you compare t5 to mh or any other kind of light, but 4 wpg of t5 is still 4 wpg of t5.
so when i see others using under3 wpg of t5 ho lights and having success, then you can take that number, and add to it, or keep it the same wpg as what others are doing well with, and apply it to your tank....
as i get more $$ from a better job, hopefully soon, i will let you all know how well my corals are doing under 3.34 wpg of aqulaux reflectored workhorse powered t5 ho's.
so far my one type of coral seems to be doing quite well
The Grim Reefer
Ready for some NOBALL!!!
Aquablue special is the actual name for ATI's lamp, it just gets shortened. The one with the three A's maybe something else. The Blue was the original blue lamp and they made it better and named it Blueplus, I have both and there is a difference. For D and D I know pure Actinic is Actinic, Actinic plus is the Blueplus. Not sure about the other two.
frankdreistein
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@Russ
They are mixed bulbs with blue and white(daylight) from ATI.
The newer version which is out for over a month here in germany is called aquablue special AAA and has a larger ammount of blue 50-50 white.
The older version has blue 40-60 white.
(you only can see at the stamp on the bulb which version you have)
The new AAA will substitude the old version.
@diesellab
On the first page of this thread you can see two pics of my tank.
The first pic is with
aquablue special
blue plus
sun pro
blue plus
They are mixed bulbs with blue and white(daylight) from ATI.
The newer version which is out for over a month here in germany is called aquablue special AAA and has a larger ammount of blue 50-50 white.
The older version has blue 40-60 white.
(you only can see at the stamp on the bulb which version you have)
The new AAA will substitude the old version.
@diesellab
On the first page of this thread you can see two pics of my tank.
The first pic is with
aquablue special
blue plus
sun pro
blue plus
masterswimmer
New member
frankdreistein, thank you. Clarifies it nicely.
Russ
Russ
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