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Blues will take out green or yellow tints from daylights.
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Blues will take out green or yellow tints from daylights.
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Blues will take out green or yellow tints from daylights.
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I havent done PAR numbers but I couldn't see a real difference in the effect of the lamps.
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Not a huge difference
Couple of questions. I am new to the addiction and need some help. I have a 29 gal. I have some softies and a bubble tip nem. I am currently running a 65 watt PC. I just ordered a SLR reflector and an aquablue 24 watt bulb to put in an All Glass hood I had from a FW tank. First question is should I set the hood on the water with the glass splah shield/ set it on the water and use an acrylic shiled/ or use no shield and raise it 3-4" of the water? Should that be enough light. I do not plan on having any SPS, maybe an LPS in the future. Also, can I get by with the balast for the 17 watt that came with the hood? I can get an Advance Ballast for cheap. Should I use that? If so is overdriving just "double wiring" the one bulb? Is there a good site out there with this info? This thread has so much info to take in for my small tank. Any suggestions??
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You need a T5 ballast. I would use 2 T5's. One might get you by but T5 ballasts are made to fire 2 lamps so you might as well use 2.
superswimmer
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What about this combo for the 4 T5
ATI Blue Plus
UV 14000K Aqua Blue
ATI 11000K Aquab Blue
ATI Blue Plus
ATI Blue Plus
UV 14000K Aqua Blue
ATI 11000K Aquab Blue
ATI Blue Plus
rockethippo12
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Which online store hs the best price and quality T5 retros?
superswimmer
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reef geek
osprey77
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ok thanks to Grims suggestion i just set up the aquatinics tX5 with 3 Aquablue Plus 11K's and 2 Pure actinics on sunrise/sunset. So for i think it looks much better than the metal halide/VHO actinic setup. I don't have much in the tank (a leather, some hairy schrooms and a candy cane for now) I'm waiting to see how the react. The greens defanitely pop alot more than with the halides.
rockethippo12
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Which online store that ships to Canada
myakkareef
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Help from the T5 gurus..I am currently running a Aquamedic 2x250w DE Halide and 2X39w T5 setup which is 36" long over a 92 corner. I do not have any major sps and really do not plan to. I do have a very large clam, many softies and shroom, rics and zoa's..I want to switch to a T5 setup, I need a nice looking pendant that is 36" long. I want the most reliable, economical to run setup. Not sure if I will need 4 or 6 bulbs and which bulbs to run. Deffinetly want actinics on 1 switch for dusk to dawn effect.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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I am not sure if UVL made a new lamp or if that is a typo for their actinic white which I think is a futt bugly lamp.
I would WAy rather have this
Front
Blue Plus
UVL Aquasun
Aquablue
Blue Plus
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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10297974#post10297974 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by rockethippo12
Which online store that ships to Canada
I think Big Als but I am not sure what they have for T5 stuff.
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See if Aquactinics has the 36" Constellation fixture out yet. That has 7 lamps which I think would be best over a corner tank. What's nice is it's 3 channels so you can set it up with actinic, add blues and then daylights. If they made a 5 foot fixture I would have one on my tank.
myakkareef
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I do not see a 36" fixture there. Unfortionetly it needs to be 36", 48" does not fit. I have found 36" in Aquamedic and PFO Polyplight. Is there a comparison chart that shows the t5 output? Right now with the 2-250 HQI and 2 39w T5's I feel I am over lighting the tank and do not want to do that again. Also sorry but is there a difference between T5 and HOT5?
MeuserReef
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T5HO = Aquarium use (higher wattage)
Regular T5 = Commercial use (not as bright)
myakkareef
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Thanks Meuser, so a 36" 39 watt is HO..
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Either the 6x39 watt Tek or the 5x39 watt Aquactinic TX5 are your choices. They would both probably give you about the same about of light.
rockethippo12
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Big Als has nearly no T5 items. Any other stores?
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