rtparty
Raise The Reef!
Your purple bulb is completely wasted in the rear slot like that. Needs to be middle or front of center.
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dublo8
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I agree. I hate the placement of it. I'm thinking of getting rid of the C+/ABS bulb completely and replacing it with another B+.
any recommendations for bulb placement? I really want to keep my actinic and B+ in the Dusk/dawn setup.
rtparty
Raise The Reef!
Blue
Actinic
Blue
Purple
Blue
Blue
Or make your 4 bulb the dusk dawn. I really like 2 Blue, 1 Actinic and 1 Purple for a sweet dusk dawn
dublo8
New member
Thx. for the input. Coming off a LED high and back into the real world of growth and color. I'm an old school halide/ VHO user who went LED and kept buying new fixtures with the expectations that I would get what I wanted. Nope, IMO ZOA's hate LED(lost many colonies). my blue and red SPS suffered tremendously. The only thing that really looked good was my greens and oranges. The shimmer and ramp up/down effect was wonderful but the growth and color suffered. I got about $1500 of high end LED fixtures in the garage for my local club to pick through lol. :debi:
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rtparty
Raise The Reef!
I tried LEDs for years. Never could find something I loved. Back to a GMann MH/T5 fixture and love it
soulpatch
New member
So I am having some color issues with my higher end SPS I have gotten in where I am not getting the pop I want and for some pieces like my Disney I have not gotten the pinks yet.
My fixture is all of perhaps 6 inches off the water inside a custom canopy build. I have a reef brite XHO actinic fixture attached on the front as well. Current bulb layout (that does need changing) is:
Front
Blue +
purple +
Actinic
Coral +
Actinic
Blue +
I really want the pop from my corals but most importantly want to dray out those pinks and other elusive colors I am currently missing. I am getting great growth and my parameters are stable thanks to my calrx.
My fixture is all of perhaps 6 inches off the water inside a custom canopy build. I have a reef brite XHO actinic fixture attached on the front as well. Current bulb layout (that does need changing) is:
Front
Blue +
purple +
Actinic
Coral +
Actinic
Blue +
I really want the pop from my corals but most importantly want to dray out those pinks and other elusive colors I am currently missing. I am getting great growth and my parameters are stable thanks to my calrx.
DiscusHeckel
Acropora Gardener
You need to pay attention to your water parameters more than your lights. Consider testing potassium. I keep mine at 440 ppm. I would orient the tubes as follows:
Front
blue+
coral+
actinic
purple+
actinic
Blue+
chitown tom
New member
I have a 75 gallon tank that I have converted to an bubble tip anemone only tank.
I run a tek t5 8x54 w 2 channel non dimmable fixture.
I also just ordered a SB reef light actinic 48" bar for some added pop from the nems.
Nine months are up and I need to change the bulbs. I am looking for bulb recommendation that will provide best growth & color pop from the nems.
Here is what I am thinking:
Blue +
Coral +
Blue +
Purple +
Blue +
True Actinic
Blue +
Blue +
Any thoughts?
I run a tek t5 8x54 w 2 channel non dimmable fixture.
I also just ordered a SB reef light actinic 48" bar for some added pop from the nems.
Nine months are up and I need to change the bulbs. I am looking for bulb recommendation that will provide best growth & color pop from the nems.
Here is what I am thinking:
Blue +
Coral +
Blue +
Purple +
Blue +
True Actinic
Blue +
Blue +
Any thoughts?
janci
New member
I would replace 1 blue+ by 1 more coral+
But if you like the blues, it will be ok.
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mixedreeflife
New member
I have a ati sunpower 6x39w. So Ive heard the label end should go on the end with the hole, but does it matter whether its facing up or down (i.e. can you see the label or not)? cheers
rtparty
Raise The Reef!
No, that does not matter
rtparty
Raise The Reef!
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WHuol0uRn2W7Jk-rxYWmtNgUF-lkY_VlUpAiNsMwME4/pub
They're all really close
stancfii
Member
Looking to supplement 3 250w Radiums over a 180 with 4x80w t5 in a retro kit to both fill in actinic spectrum Radiums lack and give viewing time when halides are off. I also run a diy Cree RB led strip. ATI blue+ looks too green to me so thinking of giesemanns instead. Would kind of like to bring out some reds and purples.
Thoughts:
1. Giesemann actinic blue x 3 and 1 coral or purple plus
2. Gman Super Actinic x 2, gman actinic blue x1, and coral plus or abs
3. Gman super actinic x 2 and ABS x 2
4. 2 blue+, 1 purple+, 1 ge6500k (used to run this on a 40b and loved it)
Thanks for the input!
Thoughts:
1. Giesemann actinic blue x 3 and 1 coral or purple plus
2. Gman Super Actinic x 2, gman actinic blue x1, and coral plus or abs
3. Gman super actinic x 2 and ABS x 2
4. 2 blue+, 1 purple+, 1 ge6500k (used to run this on a 40b and loved it)
Thanks for the input!
Bpb
New member
The T5 Q&a Thread - split
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From a looks and spectrum standpoint....I would do 2 giesemann 6500k tropics and 2 giesemann super actinics if you are married to that brand. That will fill in all the deficient 400-440 nm that is low in most other bulbs, and the Tropics give lots of green yellow orange and red to brighten up the tank and develop your red and purple pigments.
The Radiums supply plenty of what the Actinic-blue bulbs provide. You're not short on any of that. And the 6500k bulbs I am a huge fan of. They really fill out all the wavelengths past blue very well
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The T5 Q&a Thread - split
From a looks and spectrum standpoint....I would do 2 giesemann 6500k tropics and 2 giesemann super actinics if you are married to that brand. That will fill in all the deficient 400-440 nm that is low in most other bulbs, and the Tropics give lots of green yellow orange and red to brighten up the tank and develop your red and purple pigments.
The Radiums supply plenty of what the Actinic-blue bulbs provide. You're not short on any of that. And the 6500k bulbs I am a huge fan of. They really fill out all the wavelengths past blue very well
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JustAClownFish
Member
Does anyone have a Coral Plus/Purple Plus combo and could post some pictures?
The last tank shot is a geisman/ ati mix of 2purple and 2 coral.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WHuol0uRn2W7Jk-rxYWmtNgUF-lkY_VlUpAiNsMwME4/pub
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mastersonr
New member
Sorry, kinda newbie lighting question that I am sure is buried somewhere in this massive thread. Need some help with the 3- blue plus / 2- coral plus / 1- purple plus ATI combo for my 12 bulb display (6 on each side). What is the recommended placement front to back? I can control bulbs B and D on 1st timer and bulbs A,C,E and F on the second timer. Right now I run 1st timer from 2pm-11pm and 2nd timer from 4pm-10pm. I have softies and LPS in my 150. Thanks for any suggestions!
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