Help picking T5 bulbs

[sman]

Its been over a year since I changed the bulbs in my tank, and I was at my favorite lfs and picked up 2 ATI aqua blue spezial's to replace my 10k bulbs that came with my nova extreme. Wow they are a ton brighter, but there also a little bluer than id like with my actinics running.
I still need to replace my actinics, but I want to change it up a little bit.
Any recomendations?
I really like the bright white look(like the ATI spezials provide), but I want the colors to pop good. I dont want a real blue look.
I was thinking maybe 1 more spezial and 1 aqua blue plus? What are your thoughts?
Thanks!

 

[wangotango]

Well the Blue Plus is a very blue bulb, so if that's not what you're looking for you might want to skip it. Blue does make some colors (like green and pink) really pop though. It is also a good bulb to use in place of actinics since it provides much of the same color, but has much higher PAR.
Another option is the UVL Aquasun in addition to another ATI AB Special.
-Justin

 

[reefraff]

Assuming you have a 4 lamp system you could try a Blue Plus. UVL 75/25 and a GE 6500K daylight along with one of your Aquablues. Just save the other for your next lamp change.
The Blue Plus will really pop colors, the 75/25 gives you some more actinic and some red as well. The GE has some yellow and green. When you add them all together you should have a slightly blue look that hits all the colors in your tank nicely.

 

[sman]

Thanks for listing which bulbs would hit which colors, it helps alot. Right now my greens are lit up like a christmas tree, but everything else, well it just looks, bla, lol. I dont have much red in the tank, but I think the addition of a bulb that helps those colors could be what I need.
Any other seggustions?

 

[reefraff]

Originally Posted by sman
http:///forum/post/2940124
Thanks for listing which bulbs would hit which colors, it helps alot. Right now my greens are lit up like a christmas tree, but everything else, well it just looks, bla, lol. I dont have much red in the tank, but I think the addition of a bulb that helps those colors could be what I need.
Any other seggustions?
I'd try that, you already have a spare aquablue if you don't like what the 75/25 or GE does. The red light will also help if you have pink or purple colors in the tank too. I had a guy give me a couple frags of monti cap which was beige with dark brown streaks. Couple weeks after being in my tank both frags were a very nice purple, sorta a more vivide shade of corraline purple, nice color from a cap.

 

[sman]

Where would I get these bulbs? Nevermind forgot you cant post links to products here. Ill do some digging.
Thanks

 

[reefraff]

Originally Posted by sman
http:///forum/post/2940990
Where would I get these bulbs? Nevermind forgot you cant post links to products here. Ill do some digging.
Thanks
Look for reefgeek. I know links are a no no but SWF doesn't sell this stuff so I don't think they will mind giving the name.