The T5 Q&a Thread

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Tek 8x54w over a 75g half sps half lps. Best part without too white. Right now running 2 ati ab special 2 fiji purple and 4 ati blue plus.

Tiny bit on the blue side for my taste
 
Thanks for your contribution here grim and everyone else.
I recently set-up a 75G and picked up a 48" 4 bulb TEK unit

I currently have (All giesemann)
1 Midday
1 Pure actinic
2 Blue plus

While I love how much the corals are glowing, it just seems too dark in the tank. Any suggestion for a re combination of bulbs? Willing to switch to ATI or whatever company/ies you think are best. Might also be worth mentioning that it is a mixed reef.

Again, thanks to all you lot.
 
hey i have a question that is somewhat unique because Im only gonna have a two bulb setup. fostersandsmith has the uvl bulbs for pretty cheap right now. they have:

Super actinic
aquasun 10000k
actinic white 12000k

Im not worried about PAR at all cause its gonna be a FOWLR. but i want my fish to look good! i used to have a phoenix 14K MH and i loved that color. so which of these combos is more like a 14k color?

1. super actinic and aquasun 10k

or

2. super actinic and actinic white 12k

thanks.
 
Has anyone used this lighting combo or have something similar, i'm thinking about using it to light a 30x20x20 custom tank.

http://www.saltysupply.com/24-Inch-Coralvue-T5-LED-Combo-Lighting-Fixture-5x1-p/cv1115.htm

heres the link to the company page: http://coralvue.com/t5-fixtures/

Seems to be a pretty good deal, and it says in the description:
Reflector Material: 95% Germany Alanod Mirror Finish Aluminum. Worlds finest mirror finish metal manufacturer.
Reflector Design: Individual parabollic spider bent reflectors under each T5 lamp.

Any comments?
 
Scma said:
Thanks for your contribution here grim and everyone else.
I recently set-up a 75G and picked up a 48" 4 bulb TEK unit

I currently have (All giesemann)
1 Midday
1 Pure actinic
2 Blue plus

While I love how much the corals are glowing, it just seems too dark in the tank. Any suggestion for a re combination of bulbs? Willing to switch to ATI or whatever company/ies you think are best. Might also be worth mentioning that it is a mixed reef.

Again, thanks to all you lot.
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Drop the Actinic for an Aquablue or another Actinic Plus or use the ATI Blue Plus. 3 Blue lamps and a midday are going to be 20K or so but have plenty of PAR.
 
rwb500 said:
hey i have a question that is somewhat unique because Im only gonna have a two bulb setup. fostersandsmith has the uvl bulbs for pretty cheap right now. they have:

Super actinic
aquasun 10000k
actinic white 12000k

Im not worried about PAR at all cause its gonna be a FOWLR. but i want my fish to look good! i used to have a phoenix 14K MH and i loved that color. so which of these combos is more like a 14k color?

1. super actinic and aquasun 10k

or

2. super actinic and actinic white 12k

thanks.
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Honestly I don't know that you are going to be happy with any combination of those lamps. Aquasun and a Blue lamps of some kind would look good for a fish only as long as you don't mind a warmer looking light. Any of the Blues will work, Current 460, Giesemann Actinic Plus Etc.
 
Asmoa said:
Has anyone used this lighting combo or have something similar, i'm thinking about using it to light a 30x20x20 custom tank.

http://www.saltysupply.com/24-Inch-Coralvue-T5-LED-Combo-Lighting-Fixture-5x1-p/cv1115.htm

heres the link to the company page: http://coralvue.com/t5-fixtures/


Seems to be a pretty good deal, and it says in the description:
Reflector Material: 95% Germany Alanod Mirror Finish Alumin
um. Worlds finest mirror finish metal manufacturer.
Reflector Design: Individual parabollic spider bent reflectors under each T5 lamp.

Any comments?
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The specs all seem good. Price is about ballpark what I'd expect. I can't see a reason not to try it if you are thinking about it.
 
xdannyxrocksx said:
can someone help me i would liek a dusk and dawn effect, what would i have to do?
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Usually 2 Blue lamps like ATI's Blue Plus. If you have enough lamps PAR isn't an issue one blue and one actinic looks sweet too. Blue LED's are a nice add on that will make your stuff glow brighter than Disneyland on acid.
 
alright now this is my set up do you see a problem with it, and how about a way to set them up for a dusk and dawn...

Front
blue plus
aqua spezial
blue plus
aqua spezial
actinic
aqua spezial
 
The Grim Reefer said:
Honestly I don't know that you are going to be happy with any combination of those lamps. Aquasun and a Blue lamps of some kind would look good for a fish only as long as you don't mind a warmer looking light. Any of the Blues will work, Current 460, Giesemann Actinic Plus Etc.
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I'd really prefer to not have a "warmer looking light". What about the following combos:

1. Current 12000K TrueLumen White & Current 460nm Actinic

2. Wavepoint sun wave 12000K & Wavepoint Blue Wave 460nm Actinic

i think maybe the current or wavepoint 12k bulbs would be less warm than the uvl 10k or 12k. is this correct? or would my color simply be warm because a 50/50 look is actually warmer than most people prefer?

sorry i just am really lost when it comes to T5 bulbs, and no one has a 2 bulb setup to copy. thanks for the help!!
 
Grim,

what would you suggest for a 2 x 24W T5 fixture over my daughter's 10 gallon tank? Will be mostly zoas and shrooms, maybe a rbta.

Thanks,

Joel
 
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