Best T5 Bulb manufacturer

[vampofvegas]

As title says, what company do you recommend buying?
I have a Current USA 30" (bulbs are 24") and I thought it might be time to replace them.
Thanks

 

[nycbob]

ati and gieseman r the best. i hv heard of uv being decent, but hv never tried their products.

 

[notafishexpert]

I concur giesman have the best color to color ratio and the least fall off of overall intensity.

 

[reefraff]

ATI, UV Lighting and Giesemann all 3 are good. In my experience the ATI has out performed the Giesemann but I am doing a new test now between the Actinic Plus and Blue Plus. The manufacturers have not exactly gone out of their way to let us know when they have made changes

 

[chilwil84]

ati uvi and geisman all have there good bulbs and okay bulbs depending on the spectrum. ge 6500k i think are still the best par with the aqua sun by uvi next.

 

[fats71]

Giesemann

 

[wangotango]

I'm with reefraff on the top three. I really like the color of the ATI blue plus.
Reefraff, what do you think about the aquascience bulbs?
-Justin