The T5 Q&a Thread

[james3370]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14779834#post14779834 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by The Grim Reefer
D) Use 1 Pure Actinic, 1 Midday, 1 Actinic Plus and 1 Aquablue. It will look better than just runnung the Pure Actinics for Blue light.

followup.....

when you say aquablue, you mean the ATI or Giesemann bulb??

what order front to rear??

which bulbs on the 430 ballast?

 

[Tommy Tang]

hay grim any sugestion for me?

 

[kudora]

quote:
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Originally posted by kudora
just bought an entire set up with a custom 60x18x18 tank(84 gallons) with a 3" sand bed lighted by 2 65w pc.
it came with a frog spawn, leather and some shrooms, would like to get the reef geek slr 4x54 retro HO

1. what bulbs would you recommend on this set up?
2. what range of coral could i keep with this set up?
3. what set up would you use if you had this tank







first post!!!
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With 4 lamps over an 18" tall tank you will be able to keep anything

Standard 4 lamp setup

Blue Plus
Super Actinic
Aquasun
Blue Plus


my first post and your response a little over a year ago grim and i
will order new bulbs in the next month or so, do you recommend the same bulb combo?

FTS from a couple of weeks ago.

 

[tonym10]

I have a 6 bulb 80 watt ATI Powermodule on my 60x24x24 tank
The bulbs are ATI Aquablue , ATI Blue Plus, Korallien Fiji Purple, GE HO 6500, ATI Blue Plus, ATI Actnic.
What is the benefit of the Fiji Purple, would I be better off replacing this with something else?

 

[The Grim Reefer]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14779902#post14779902 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by james3370
followup.....

when you say aquablue, you mean the ATI or Giesemann bulb??

what order front to rear??

which bulbs on the 430 ballast?

Put the Aquablue and 6500K Daylight on the 430. I would use the ATI Aquablue but the Gisemann is fine too.

Front
Pure Actinic
Aquablue
GE Daylight
Blue Plus

 

[The Grim Reefer]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14780043#post14780043 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Tommy Tang
hay grim any sugestion for me?

You may have to tweak the positions depending on how the dusk/dawn is wired

Front
ATI Blue Plus
UVL Actinic White
ATI Blue Plus
GE 6500K Daylight
ATI Aquablue
ATI Blue Plus

If you want a really blue look use a 4th Blue Plus instead of the Aquablue.

 

[The Grim Reefer]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14780055#post14780055 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by kudora

quote:
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Originally posted by kudora
just bought an entire set up with a custom 60x18x18 tank(84 gallons) with a 3" sand bed lighted by 2 65w pc.
it came with a frog spawn, leather and some shrooms, would like to get the reef geek slr 4x54 retro HO

1. what bulbs would you recommend on this set up?
2. what range of coral could i keep with this set up?
3. what set up would you use if you had this tank







first post!!!
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------



With 4 lamps over an 18" tall tank you will be able to keep anything

Standard 4 lamp setup

Blue Plus
Super Actinic
Aquasun
Blue Plus


my first post and your response a little over a year ago grim and i
will order new bulbs in the next month or so, do you recommend the same bulb combo?

FTS from a couple of weeks ago.

Front
ATI Blue Plus
ATI Aquablue
UVL Actinic White
ATI Blue Plus

May have to tweak the lamps so you get the blues for dusk/dawn. Should give you more PAR and as much pop.

 

[The Grim Reefer]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14780323#post14780323 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by tonym10
I have a 6 bulb 80 watt ATI Powermodule on my 60x24x24 tank
The bulbs are ATI Aquablue , ATI Blue Plus, Korallien Fiji Purple, GE HO 6500, ATI Blue Plus, ATI Actnic.
What is the benefit of the Fiji Purple, would I be better off replacing this with something else?

The Fiji gives you a little red so pink and purple colors come out better when you use those lamps. I don't see any reason to change it. Tank looks pretty damn skipity Doo cool to me. If you want more blue you could slide a blue plus in where the Actinic is.

 

[tonym10]

Thanks Grim

 

[james3370]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14780508#post14780508 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by The Grim Reefer
Put the Aquablue and 6500K Daylight on the 430. I would use the ATI Aquablue but the Gisemann is fine too.

Front
Pure Actinic
Aquablue
GE Daylight
Blue Plus

thanks

....guess it's time to make a reefgeek order

 

[Tommy Tang]

thanks Grim
If you want a really blue look use a 4th Blue Plus instead of the Aquablue. just loking for natural blue look good grow and nice color.

 

[The Grim Reefer]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14781053#post14781053 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Tommy Tang
thanks Grim
If you want a really blue look use a 4th Blue Plus instead of the Aquablue. just loking for natural blue look good grow and nice color.

Stick with what I recoed then.

 

[Tommy Tang]

Hi Grim
I just check Reef Geek and thay dont have any ATI Blue Plus or ATI Aquablue I was going to get my light from Reef Geek.
Thanks

 

[Tommy Tang]

Will do
Tommy

 

[Mark426]

Hey Grim,

Passing along a "thumbs up" for the UVL 454 testing.
Sticking with my Blue+'s

Mark

 

[rtparty]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14781191#post14781191 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Tommy Tang
Hi Grim
I just check Reef Geek and thay dont have any ATI Blue Plus or ATI Aquablue I was going to get my light from Reef Geek.
Thanks

I just checked their site and they have both those bulbs in all sizes.

 

[KH971]

Does anyone use LED's to get a shimmer effect like metal halide with T5's as a combination?

 

[kkris]

advice

advice

Posted on the sps forum, but didn't get any feedback

I need some advice on switching over from 3 x 250 hqi to all T5's
Tank is 72L x 23H x 19W.
I'm thinking of 80watts x 7 bulb retrofit powered by 3 IC 660's.
This an sps only tank. Enough light on the bottom for the monti's I keep down low?
Thanks

 

[Tommy Tang]

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[Tommy Tang]

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