T5/LED Config ?'s

[1MP3R1AL]

So I am making a custom T5/LED rig using a 6 bulb fixture and i am trying to figure out the best T5 bulb layout for the best aesthetics and growth.

Ill be using 2 13UP led pucks on the section marked X on the diagram below. So no bulb there, that leaves me only 5 bulbs left.

Which ATI bulbs would YOU prefer? I can always color shift with the 13UP pucks if need be. I am only using the LEDS for sunrise, sunset, and shimmer.

So far I'm thinking:

1: Blue +
2: Coral +
3: X
4: Aqua Blue Special
5: Purple +
6: Blue +

But would it be to white/pink?

 

[theatrus]

I'd lean toward more purple less AqualBlueSpecial. That bulb is very white, and I've grown to really like the Purple+ over time.

 

[Daimyo68]

I'd recommend using a Lumia 5.2 over the multiple 3Ups.

I recently made the switch and the skimmer and color are spot on with a Pheonix 14k.

Over a 24x24 tank, you would only need 1 Lumia 5.2

 

[1MP3R1AL]

I've looked at those before, they are nice. But they are 5 channel, the 13UPs are 2 channel. I only need 1 white channel and 1 blue channel (combined full spectrum) and with the Luminas I need 5 drivers if I wanted to fiddle with spectrum.

I guess the end goal here is to have a 5 bulb T5 fixture with a good combination of bulbs that will make the corals happy and make me happy viewing them without the need of LEDS. The LEDS are just for sunrise and sunset. And hopefully give a good shimmer to the tank overall. Also if the combination of bulbs is missing something I can fine tune the lacking color.

Ideally my schedule would look something like:

2 hour LED ramp on
5 hour T5 and LED (adjust LED to desired color)
2 hour LED ramp off