T5 Questions

[stewie24]

Hi all.
Time to replace the 260 watt pc bulbs over my 55, and i'm thinkin about getting a sunlight supply 4 bulb t5 fixture.
I only have 1 sps thats high up in the tank, the rest is shrooms, zoos, lps, leathers.

What 4 bulbs would give me the best coloration and growth of the corals? I was thinking 2x aquablue, and 2x blue plus.

Also, whats the cheapest place to order from? I found this site, that has the fixture (no bulbs) for 245.99 free shipping.
http://www.specialty-lights.com/960035.html

Thanks
Stewie

 

[jawaiianmon]

www.seedsetc.com

 

[ernordstrom]

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Giesemann 24W Actinic/Blue Plus T5 HO Fluorescent
General Electric 24W 6500K Daylight T5 HO Fluorescent $11.95
Giesemann 24W 11000K Aquablue Plus T5 HO Fluorescent $18.95
Giesemann 24W Actinic/Blue Plus T5 HO Fluorescent
This is what I have in mine and it looks really nice...

 

[stewie24]

Thanks jawaiianmon for the link. I"ll probably get the fixture from them.
Erndodstrom - any chance you'd have a pic of that bulb config over your tank?
Thanks
Stewie

 

[horkn]

www.aqualuxlighting.com will meet any price on t5ho if they dont already beat all others prices.

they carry tek retros, and their own DIY retros, and tek hoods and the bare bones tek as well.

 

[stewie24]

Thanks for the link horkn!
I think i'll be ordering from those guys with the price match from seedsetc (aqualux is 289 and seedsetc is 230)
I'll also be going with the recommended:
Blue +
Ge daylight
Aquablue
Blue +

Thanks again guys

Stewie

 

[hahnmeister]

seedsetc is where I got mine from, but there is another dealer selling for even less from time to time...$200 if I remember right.

Anyways, I was going to add, if you dont mind looks (like if you are going to mount it in a canopy) you can get the new wave fixtures for even less (sometimes half). They are just more utilitarian looking versions of the tek, but with the same reflectors and ballasts.

For my tek, I have 6 bulbs...using 2 of each...Geisemann aquablue, Geisemann blue+, actinic03 (just no 6500K). It gives a look very similar to the 14,000K halide I have on another tank.

If I had to do just 4 bulbs, I would do one actinic03, 2 blue+, and one aqua blue for a nicer blue look. For a more daylight look, one of each type...aquablue, blue+, actinic03, 6500K.