please show me your t5 only sps tanks

[JG1]

The new Gen is whiter than a blue plus, the KZ superblue is less whitE

which do you prefer for a blue bulb, the b+ or superblue?

 

[GSMguy]

Without knowing the PAR difference I'd say the superblue.

 

[jbanks]

Update Pic from last week..

 

[vegita51]

Beautiful tank!! What kind of clam is that in front of the yellow tang? It's awesome!

 

[jbanks]

Thank you That's a squamosa with blue highltights..

 

[Pallobi]

Update Pic from last week..

pretty awesome stuff i love it

 

[JG1]

Going to try the KZ superblues. I've only been running my bulbs for 6 months but I'm gonna do a full swap this week. 4 superblues, 1 new gen, 1 fp

 

[thebanker]

I love KZ Superblues. They seem much brighter than Blue Plus. I don't trust my eyes when it comes to judging bulb intensity but they certainly look bright.

 

[jbanks]

pretty awesome stuff i love it

Thanks for the kind comment

 

[Logzor]

I was running 4 B+ and 2 FP and I loved the color. It's just very pleasing to look at. Corals were doing good under this combo. I kind of convinced myself that I was missing out on some of the beneficial spectrums of a daylight bulb. I pretty much tried every combo I possibly could and settled on this:
Front
B+
UVL actinic
FP
New Gen
UVL actinic
B+

I think of all the combo's I've tried with a daylight bulb, this is the most pleasing to the eye.

I did see a beautiful tank though that ran a 1:1:1 ratio of B+, New Gen, FP. I want to give it a try for the heck of it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlET5OoY_xU

Honestly though, I've seen tanks like this http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2026498 that run 4 ab specials and two actinics, you'd think everything would look really washed out but the corals look great. I think it's more about water quality.

Well my AB Special bulb has only been out for a few days now, my corals are already showing signs of improvement.

I think it is far too typical that people with T5 tolerate or accept that their corals look pale, have less dense pigmentation, or are pastel in color, compared to MH counterparts (some people like the pastel look, which is fine, just ignore this).

Not sure exactly what causes the paleness/pastel color but I suspect it's just having to do with T5 lighting's non-point source nature and specifically the white spectrum bulbs.

Solution: Running a ton of blue and keeping your tank well fed.

I plan on running 6 blue+ and 1 Fiji Purple.

 

[landy]

im getting ready to retube my 12 x 39 fixture.

i was thinking

6 - blue +
3 - kz figi purples
3 - kz new gens

anyone have comments or suggestions

thanks!

landy

 

[aquaph8]

Landy, Im running
6 blue +
2 figi purple
2 new Gen
2 actinic

I like it but was thing the same way as you, let me know if you try it.

 

[mamoonkay]

WOW some of the members have very nice tanks.

 

[JG1]

Well my AB Special bulb has only been out for a few days now, my corals are already showing signs of improvement.

I think it is far too typical that people with T5 tolerate or accept that their corals look pale, have less dense pigmentation, or are pastel in color, compared to MH counterparts (some people like the pastel look, which is fine, just ignore this).

Not sure exactly what causes the paleness/pastel color but I suspect it's just having to do with T5 lighting's non-point source nature and specifically the white spectrum bulbs.

Solution: Running a ton of blue and keeping your tank well fed.

I plan on running 6 blue+ and 1 Fiji Purple.

Please keep us updated on the progress of your tank since the switch. I love the look of only the blues and purple, but I find I need a white bulb to see some of the true colors of the corals. I was running 2 FP, 2 B+, 2 UVL actinic and the color was beautiful.

 

[jbanks]

im getting ready to retube my 12 x 39 fixture.

i was thinking

6 - blue +
3 - kz figi purples
3 - kz new gens

anyone have comments or suggestions

thanks!

landy

3 purples may make your tank too pink.. I have one in my 10 bulb fixture and it's sufficient.. definitely no more than two.. unless you like pink color to be prevalent.. it is very bright..

 

[Logzor]

3 purples may make your tank too pink.. I have one in my 10 bulb fixture and it's sufficient.. definitely no more than two.. unless you like pink color to be prevalent.. it is very bright..

I agree. Can't forget that the Fiji Purple is a bright daylight bulb. That combo is pretty much 50/50 blue to white. I would replace two of those Fiji's with Blue+.

 

[4ddiction]

What bulbs do you guys recommend for me. Im slowly switching over into the SPS world from LPS. I have an aquaticlife 4 t5 with the stock 10k white and blue actinic bulbs. Which ones would you guys recommend for optimal growth?

 

[Turbo snail]

Hey everyone,

First of all I just wanted to say that all of these tanks look fantastic, and I never realized you could keep such a variety of SPS under only T5 bulbs. I think that reading through this thread has given me the SPS bug too though, and I was wondering if you all thought my lighting would be sufficient for SPS, and if it is, how deep could I put them in the tank?

I currently have a DIY setup of 6 t5's over my 90 gallon tank that includes:
2 48" 54 watt coral sun actinic 420's
2 48" 10,000k 54 watt bulbs
1 48" 18,000k 54 watt bulb
1 48" 6500k 54 watt bulb

Thanks a bunch for the help and happy reefing

 

[sahin]

Hey everyone,

First of all I just wanted to say that all of these tanks look fantastic, and I never realized you could keep such a variety of SPS under only T5 bulbs. I think that reading through this thread has given me the SPS bug too though, and I was wondering if you all thought my lighting would be sufficient for SPS, and if it is, how deep could I put them in the tank?

I currently have a DIY setup of 6 t5's over my 90 gallon tank that includes:
2 48" 54 watt coral sun actinic 420's
2 48" 10,000k 54 watt bulbs
1 48" 18,000k 54 watt bulb
1 48" 6500k 54 watt bulb

Thanks a bunch for the help and happy reefing

Heu Turbosnail, that is plenty good enough for SPS. You might want to get a few ATI or KZ T5 tubes in the future or when you are due to get new tubes.

 

[AquaReeferMan]

65g Red Sea Max. 6x39w Giesemann lamps. 3 actinic +, aqua blue, midday and a purple.