T5 color is not what I want...

[Brock Fluharty]

Hello all. I have a 75 gallon lit by a Nova T5 fixture, with 4x54 watts. I currently have 2 260nm actinics, and 2 10,000K bulbs. This is producing a very yellow color. I have the bulbs in the following order...

Front glass
Actinic
10,000K
Actinic
10,000K
Back glass

Is there any way to make my tank look less yellow, and more of a bluish white color? I want it to look crisp. Should I ditch the 10,000K, and get maybe 14,000K? Or maybe just rearrange the bulbs and put both actinics in front? I keep seeing all of these T5 lit tanks, and they are all crisp white bluish color, and I want it. Please LMK if there is anything I cna do as far as bulbs go.

Thanks in advance!
Brock

 

[Brock Fluharty]

Anyone???

 

[mpcart]

I'm surprised you are getting a yellow color with that bulb combination. I have one photoperiod with (2) ATI Aquablues (11k ?) and (2) ATI Blue + and it gives a nice blue/white color.

You could try that combo.

-Mike

 

[yama63]

I have the same set up ditch one of the 10Ks and add a aquablue or blue + or both and add 2 aquablues

 

[Brock Fluharty]

Ok. Thanks. For right now, i'll try putting both actinics up front.

BTW Mike, my high school is the Williamstown Yellow Jackets. Hehe.

 

[Ti]

take out a 10K and add one more actinic