Picking the right T5 bulbs for coloring.

[sminker]

after giving up on metal halides (didnt want to have to a buy chiller, and electric bill) im gonna go the T5 route, i have a 2x54 and 4x39 on the tank already. so im gonna buy the Icecap 660 4x39 Retro Kit. Heres the hard part, i can only buy the bulbs for the new kit. Wife wont let me spend anymore.

Current setup, 39's are side by side since its a 125 gallon 6' tank.

FRONT
Hagen 10K 54W
Hagen 18000K 39x2
Hagen Actinic 39x2
Hagen 10K 54W

New Setup will be like this

FRONT
1x48"
2x36"
2x26"
2x36"
2x36"
1x48"

What other bulbs should i buy and how would i want to place them, with having 2 54Watt 10K's my tank is pretty white and overpowers the other bulbs. I was thinking maybe 4 Aquablue+ or maybe 2 AquaBlue+ and 2 (something for reds maybe)

also the new setup should give me 420 watts or 504 if you count in the icecap overdriving. think that would be sufficient for SPS? i will eventually take out the 54's and put in another icecap 4x39

 

[hansmatt]

I like the blue +, a lot, and think the 4 blue +, 2 aquablue is a good combo, I'd look at the fiji purple for reds.
You should be good for sps, if you have good reflectors, but a cooling fan for the bulbs is a MUST...the par goes up considerably if the bulbs are cooled.

I've got 3 blue +, fiji blue, procolor, and aquablue...looks pretty good, though I just got a GE 6500 that the GrimReefer (see t5 thread) recommends...yellows pop.