New T5 bulb selection

[tazman71]

Hey guys.
Looking to order some new bulbs for a friends tank. looking for good par.
He has a 75 gallon with 2 ULV actinic VHO's.
It is also setup for 4 T5's with an Icecap ballast and reflectors.
What would be the best choice for the T5 bulbs. He likes a look of 12-15k.
Thanks in advance.

 

[mojo~]

Running with two VHO's already it will have a heavy tint of purple. So I would stay away from bulbs with a pink hue. like UVL aquasun, 75.25 and fiji purple. With two vho You might want to consider these two options.
Front
Vho
ATI aquablue special 12k
ATI blue +
ATI aquablue special 12k
ATI blue +
VHO

or
VHO
ATI blue +
GE 6500
ATI blue +
ATI aquablue special 12k
VHO

The second will be brighter than the first. The first will be more 15k the second will look more 12k and still have good pop.

 

[Fireworm]

Put that 3000K on there Chad. It will give it a nice look. Should bring out all the orange in the tank just great...LOL

 

[mojo~]

lol no

 

[tazman71]

Thanks for the info. I was thinking of your first combo. We have a couple of the 6500K bulbs already if the tank has too much blue in it.
Which of the bulbs would give the most blue color between the Blue + or the aquablue special?

 

[mojo~]

the blue + is like a 22k bulb you want to keep them in. They really drive the color pop in the coral. the aquabluespecials are a white bulb.

 

[tazman71]

Thanks.
I was wondering because I need to replace my suplement bulbs and have the 2 250 watt MH 13K AB bulbs , but they are very white. Need some pop.