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Michigan Mike
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In response to froggy's post about TEK fixtures.
I thought TEK stopped using the fulham ballasts and are using the advance ballast now.
I thought TEK stopped using the fulham ballasts and are using the advance ballast now.
rtparty
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They used advance at one point but that was years ago. They've been using workhorse on all their stuff and it is part of why they can never catch ATI.
rtparty
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If you liked that comb before stick with it.
Is that a good bulb order tho? I believe bulbs 2 and 5 were on one plug and I always liked 2 blue + on those for the "sunrise/sunset" look.
rtparty
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Yeah that's fine.
Hi, I have the Giesmann matrix pendant 8 x 54w T5 all tubes need replacing what would be your recommendation, and what height should unit be from water?
The units lamps are on a 3 independent timers as below, with 1 being dusk to dawn. Tank is 60" x 21" x 21" with a mixture of corals, fish mandarin, dwarf angel, clowns and leopard wrasse.
Current tubes
Front
1 Giesmann Actinic Plus
1 Giesmann Actinic Plus
3 Giesmann Aquablue Plus
3 Giesmann Aquablue Plus
3 Giesmann Aquablue Plus
2 Giesmann Aquablue Plus
2 Giesmann Aquablue Plus
Thanks in Advance.
The units lamps are on a 3 independent timers as below, with 1 being dusk to dawn. Tank is 60" x 21" x 21" with a mixture of corals, fish mandarin, dwarf angel, clowns and leopard wrasse.
Current tubes
Front
1 Giesmann Actinic Plus
1 Giesmann Actinic Plus
3 Giesmann Aquablue Plus
3 Giesmann Aquablue Plus
3 Giesmann Aquablue Plus
2 Giesmann Aquablue Plus
2 Giesmann Aquablue Plus
Thanks in Advance.
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Michigan Mike
Freedom costs a buckofive
A better combo is reverse the dawn/dusk combo to 4 bulbs, 3 blue & 1 purple, much better this way IMO.
Unless you like a whiter look I would swap that aquablue special for a coral plus instead. The coral plus isn't as harsh and doesn't wash out your blue as much as like the AB special.
Michigan Mike
Freedom costs a buckofive
Okay that was a pretty white looking tank , do you mind switching to ATI bulbs or are you a GIESSEMAN user?
I would use channels 1 & 2 for dawn/dusk myself. Something like this for a more blue & easier to look at tank IMO, I would try this- for a 7 bulb combo but you said 8 bulbs so I'm going to assume the bulbs in the center should be 4 bulbs.
F ATI/GMAN
1 blue plus/ actinic plus
1purple plus/aqua pink or a true actinic
3 blue plus/ actinic plus
3 coral plus/ aquablue plus
3 blue plus/ actinic plus
3 coral plus/ aquablue plus
2 blue plus/ actinic plus
2 blue plus/ actinic plus
B
Bulbs should be a minimum of 7"-12" from surface @ first, slowly lower fixture & increase hours. Watch out or bleaching corals. Better safe and slow!
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Thanks Mike, Missed out one of the middle bulbs.:debi: Yes I think I will go with the ATI bulbs. When you say 1 & 2 for dusk dawn do you mean on together? At the moment I have 1 on first, then after 1hr 2 on, then another hr all bulbs on for 6hrs, then in reverse for off. Does this seem about right? Apologies for my ignorance as I am new to marines.:thumbsup:
Rebuilding my 100G FOWLR Lighting?
Rebuilding my 100G FOWLR Lighting?
After being up & running for about 15 years I am rebuilding my 100G FOWLR. I am removing the VHO lighting and will go to T5's. I have 2 Icecap ballasts that I will use. I plan on having more of the weed type of corals like Zenia, GSP, Shrooms, etc that I do not care if it gets eaten or not.
So what flavor of ATI bulbs should I go with, and how many should I have?
All opinions are welcome!
Rebuilding my 100G FOWLR Lighting?
After being up & running for about 15 years I am rebuilding my 100G FOWLR. I am removing the VHO lighting and will go to T5's. I have 2 Icecap ballasts that I will use. I plan on having more of the weed type of corals like Zenia, GSP, Shrooms, etc that I do not care if it gets eaten or not.
So what flavor of ATI bulbs should I go with, and how many should I have?
All opinions are welcome!
d-maz
Member
Ok guys, I need your opinion. I found a used Tek Elite fixture that the guy says is a few years old. From the pictures sent to me the light has 3 vents on top that looks like fan grills. All the Elite fixtures I see online only have one grill right in the middle. Is this fixture an older version? If so, how old do you guys think it is?
rtparty
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Unless you are using 80w bulbs, I would ditch the IceCap ballasts and use regular T5 ballasts that won't overdrive the bulbs.
What are your exact dimensions?
rtparty
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If it is graphite, not black and has fans then it should be en elite. I believe the Elites were released around 2010 but maybe 09.
d-maz
Member
Thanks Ryan. Now I need bulb advice. Right now I have phoenix 14k MHs and actinic PCs. I like the way my tank looks so I would try and keep it around the same. I'd like to see a little more pop in my colors. Since this is my first T5 setup, can you suggest what bulbs and what rotation from front to back. Thanks
footballcs12
New member
Looking for a 6 bulb combination for my Tek Elite that will have good coral color pop and thats got some blue but not too much blue.
rtparty
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4 ATI blue plus, 2 coral plus and 1 purple plus
Blue
Purple
Blue
Coral
Blue
Blue
Try that and go from there. I added an extra bulb so you can find what you like.
I've never recommended ice cap unless you had 80w bulbs. They wear the bulbs out way too fast.
Go with what I wrote above. Maybe get one coral plus and one aquablue though. Then you can really adjust to your liking.
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footballcs12
New member
That still seems like a little too much blue for my taste. Would swapping one out with a white of some sort still look good and be beneficial?
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