So I'm looking to upgrade from my generic 2 x 175 watt MH + 2 x 100 watt VHO fixture. Right now T5's look the most appealing to me, I was thinking of using an ATI Sunpower Fixture (6 x 54W) in this configuration:
-Back-
ATI Blue Plus
ATI 12K Aquablue Special
GE 6500K Daylight
KZ Fiji Purple
UVL 75/25 14K
ATI Blue Plus
-Front-
Tank is a wave shape, so L48" x W18-24"(narrowest to widest region) x H24"
Would I see a nice PAR increase over my last lighting set up? I'm aiming for a mixed reef, with at least half being SPS, so I'd like to grow SPS nicely to at least around 18" down, and LPS and softies anywhere below that. I'd like around 14-16K colour light with every bulb powered on. Does my set up make sense, would you guys recommend anything be revised?
I'm not planning to overdrive or anything, how much PAR/spectrum degradation would I see from replacing bulbs once a year?
Thanks alot for the help.
-Back-
ATI Blue Plus
ATI 12K Aquablue Special
GE 6500K Daylight
KZ Fiji Purple
UVL 75/25 14K
ATI Blue Plus
-Front-
Tank is a wave shape, so L48" x W18-24"(narrowest to widest region) x H24"
Would I see a nice PAR increase over my last lighting set up? I'm aiming for a mixed reef, with at least half being SPS, so I'd like to grow SPS nicely to at least around 18" down, and LPS and softies anywhere below that. I'd like around 14-16K colour light with every bulb powered on. Does my set up make sense, would you guys recommend anything be revised?
I'm not planning to overdrive or anything, how much PAR/spectrum degradation would I see from replacing bulbs once a year?
Thanks alot for the help.
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