I'd start with 3 blue plus, 1 actinic, 1 coral plus and 1 purple plus. Grab an extra coral plus to play withI have a 6 bulb t5 fixture. What bulb combo would you use for softies and LPS corals.
I'd start with 3 blue plus, 1 actinic, 1 coral plus and 1 purple plus. Grab an extra coral plus to play with
An Aquablue Special will make the tank brighter and more white. It will also wash out some of the fluorescence you see. I don't care for the ABS at all. Another coral plus gets my voteI have this same selection of bulbs, minus the coral +. Been going back and forth between a second actinic and an aquablue special. Should I try a coral + in this slot? running mostly LPS with some anemones.
I think that will look awesome on an LPS tankI'm going to change up my bulb combo personally. Moving away from acropora and focusing more on lps.
Current bulb combo aimed toward maximum sps growth was
3 blue+
2 actinic
1 6500k
1 purple+
1 coral+
Now I'm only running 6 bulbs for peak photoperiod. So running the two bulb channel for dawn dusk, and then those two will turn OFF for peak photoperiod mid day and the remaining 6 come on. New combo will be
3 blue+
2 coral+
1 actinic
With the dawn dusk being
1 blue+
1 actinic.
So total combo (though all 8 never run) is
4 blue+
2 actinic
2 coral+
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I concur with RT.
The Coral+ Blue+ Actinic will be a great combo.
ABS will be more white and wash out colors.
Purple+ was way too pink/red for me...
(FYI i run 2 coral/2blue on my 4 bulb)
Depends on each person's taste. If looking for violet, an actinic bulb is the bulb you wantWill 1 purple + & 1 coral + be too purple. Have not tried the bulb and led is missing violet
An Aquablue Special will make the tank brighter and more white. It will also wash out some of the fluorescence you see. I don't care for the ABS at all. Another coral plus gets my vote
Looks good. I would have a second coral plus on hand to play withSo lose the ABS and try a coral +?
that will give me:
(3) Blue +
(1) Purple +
(1) Actinic
(1) Coral +
So lose the ABS and try a coral +?
that will give me:
(3) Blue +
(1) Purple +
(1) Actinic
(1) Coral +
Try it and see what you think. You will need more than 2 bulbs if you really want coral though.I'm switching my tank to saltwater and since one of my freshwater bulbs is no longer working, I decided to switch my bulbs for reef lamps. I currently only got a two bulb fixture and decided to go with a combination of Purple+ and Blue+. I went with blue for the main spectrum, complimented with Purple+ because I like the reddish/purple colour and I understood that Purple+ compliments soft corals. Which I hope to keep in the future.
My question is as follows. Does it matter in which order I place the bulbs? (Front to back). I'm thinking about placing the Purple+ one at the front row in the hope that it's more visible to the human eye as I like the Purple look. I realize that it doesn't matter for the fish or the corals, but do we see the difference?