Advice on new bulbs...

[jaxfishgirl]

I am going to be buying new bulbs this weekend for my wavepoint 4 bulb HO T5 fixture. I really like the white with a bluer look. Do these bulbs look like I will achieve that look?
ATI Aquablue Special x 2
and
Giesemann Actinic Plus x2
anyone???

 

[nikesb]

way too white IMO. the aquablue's are really powerful and even in my 6 bulb set up overpower the 5 other blue bulbs. i would go
2 ati blue+
ati aquablue special
korallen zucht new generation
still too white to me. most people want pop but theres no way to get the pop with a white look unless you're using a correct radium and ballast combo or led lights

 

[jaxfishgirl]

is that combination bluer than the one I first listed?

 

[nikesb]

yes slightly bluer, but still too white imo. i think you would be good with 2 ati blue+, 1 fiii purple, 1 kz new generation. less white, with a little bit more red/purple pop

 

[bang guy]

Don't replace all of your bulbs at once, this can cause light shock.
If it were me and I didn't already know exactly what I want I would buy 3 Actinics and 3 daylights so I could swap bulbs to get what I want.

 

[florida joe]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Bang Guy http:///forum/thread/381637/advice-on-new-bulbs#post_3325324
Don't replace all of your bulbs at once, this can cause light shock.
If it were me and I didn't already know exactly what I want I would buy 3 Actinics and 3 daylights so I could swap bulbs to get what I want.
"Don't replace all of your bulbs at once, this can cause light shock". as Bang said this IMO is the single most important thing to remember in changing bulbs

 

[nikesb]

you can change em at once if you can raise your lights. if not, just put one in every other week

 

[jaxfishgirl]

I cannot raise them. I will be doing them one bulb a week

 

[nikesb]

dont do it a week. every other week is much better