PC's and T5's together?

[equinecpa]

I currently have 4x65W pc's over my 90 gallon tank (50% actinic/50% daylight). I'd like to add just a little more light and have chosen HO T5's 2 x54w. My question is does T5 and PC light look alright together or might I end up with some funky looking lighting?

I'll probably eventually convert to all T5 but for now..the budget says start with the upgrade....

Thanks for any input!

 

[ellisz]

I use T5's on 4ft of my 6ft tank and PC's on the other 2ft for actinics. Looks fine too me. I have 2 03 actinics for T5's and a 03 actinic with a bluer bulb for PC's. The PC side is brighter right now.

 

[equinecpa]

Are you saying the pc actinic's are brighter than the T5 actinics? I ask because I love my current PC actinics and was considering changing all the daylight bulbs to actinic and then for the T5's going with the daylight bulbs. The only thing about this setup is the PC's are in a fixture so it would mean 2 rows of actinic, and then two rows of daylight -I"m not sure if that would distribute the light properly. Thoughts? I believe all the sketches I've seen are one daylight, one actinic, one daylight...

 

[gpep419]

go with all t5 ditch the pc
ellisz they now have 6ft t5 bulbs and reflectors....

 

[ellisz]

I have 2 54w T5's with UV 03 bulbs. I have a 2x55 PC fixture with an 03 bulb and a blue+ or similar bulb. The blue bulb is just a bit brighter that the 03 bulb. I need to get a blue+ T5 to match. I don't think the PC bulb is brighter per se just a different color.

I used a 4ft fixture since I went from a 75 gal tank to a 180. I decided to reuse my 2x250 + 2x54 4ft fixture and just add a 1x250 + 2x55 fixture. 6ft bulbs are more expensive usually.