Coral Glow help

pancake

New Member
I just purchased a 55 gallon with canopy and 2x54w T5 HO. On my current 12 gallon nano I have a 150w viper with stock bulbs. My plans are to modify the canopy so I can get the viper under it on one side and purchase another viper for the other side. The bulbs for the T5 will need to be replaced very soon and I wanted to know what bulbs i need to get? The MH's will add all the white light i need. I want to add some T5's that ad maximum glow to my corals. I really like the Blue color actinics give. But i Really want that black light glow look some lights add to the corals.
I have heard that the Uvl super actinics are good for the color pop. but do I replace both t5's with these or use another type of bulb to get that cool blue look?
My vipers have the 14000k light so they are slighly blue already.
Thanks for the Help.
 

wangotango

Active Member
The UVL super actinics are nice. The ATI Blue Plus has a lot of the blue color, but doesn't sacrifice PAR. Maybe one of each?
-Justin
 
whatever brand you get try to have 420nM and 460nM the 460 is the lighter blue the 420 is the"uv look" you mentioned
Giesmann, UVI, I currently using the newer Blue Wave and they lookj good all my critters seem happy, but I dont really knowing PAR data on them, when you get them for a coral trade you knida so OK Ill try them
 
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