I just got 3 RedSea Actinic 22k bulbs and a G Super Actinic and running these 4 for my 8 hour set up. Really like the colors. For my other 4 bulbs I still have 2 G Aquablue Azure and 1 ATI Purple+ and swapped a Coral+ in place of a G Tropic. Planning to swap the Purple+ and 1 Aquablue Azure for 2 G Actinic Blue. Going as blue as possible. So eventual set up will be RS 22k, G Super Actinic, G Actinic Blue, G Aquablue Azure, LED, Coral+, G Actinic Blue, RS 22k, RS 22k.
I really like them. Unlike the Blue+ there's no green or white. So it's a pure actinic blue bulb.How do you like the look of those Red Sea 22k bulbs?
I really like them. Unlike the Blue+ there's no green or white. So it's a pure actinic blue bulb.
Don't know the par numbers but I think Purple+ is a supplemental bulb and cannot be used primarily so should be lower par.Par question:
How does the purple+ par stack up against blue+ par? Anyone have some numbers?
Thanks
Par question:
How does the purple+ par stack up against blue+ par? Anyone have some numbers?
Thanks
Matt,
I am running ATI dimmable 6 x 54w and (3) Kessil 360we on my standard 90 gallons display. I have the t5 running 9 hours at 100% including a two hour sunrise/sunset and the kessls(one on each end and one center) Intensity 70 and blue 20% about 8 hours, again with a 2 hours sunrise/sunset.
Most of my sps is growing and encrusting well to be small colonies or frags, but I dint knew what good growth means as a rookie reefer. but I fear I may have too much light on the coral. I would really appreciate hearing how you would run this lighting set up on your reef if you had it. Should I turn down the LEDs?
Thanks in advance.
Here is an interesting thread where a bunch of reefers are showing growth over a 1 year period. I think they are showing their quickest growers and I was pretty surprised. Typical growth should be in the ballpark but there are too many parameters...
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2517737
For your lighting... seems like a lot of light to me but if your corals are not bleached out you should be good. I have a similar setup and use an 8 bulb fixture with 2 AI Primes over a 70 gallon. I use the LED's for tweaking the color and really never push them past around 20-25%. My corals did lighten a bit at first and then colored back up. Growth has been good to great depending on the coral
I'm running two of the 5ft LET retro kits (same as your link) on my 210gal. Love em.Anyone have any input on this retrofit kit? Looking to fill in a little in the front and back of a 180g where my LEDs aren't quite hitting.
http://www.aquacave.com/60-2x80w-miro-4-t5-retrofit-kit.html
I'm running two of the 5ft LET retro kits (same as your link) on my 210gal. Love em.
Better price at reefnerd though...