T5HO bulb colors 2 pics...

mojo46825

mojo46825

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I have seen a few post on bulb color. and what you should get ect... Well I have bough alot of the top bulbs out on the market today and thought I would share my current setup.
I am running these from top to bottom....
ATI Blue plus
ATI 12k aquablue special
UVL Super Actinic
UVL Aquasun
ATI 12k aquablue special
ATI Blue plus
I had to filter out some light so you could see the bulbs...

It looks a little blue but when on the tank it isnt. here is what it look like when you take the picture normal...

It is really bright. I am using ICECap reflectors. I hope maybe this is useful to you all. All the bulbs put out alot of par. you could trade out one aquablue special for a 75/25 as well. The colors on what little frags I have look really nice. Tank is pretty new yet.
 
gatorwpb

gatorwpb

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very nice! i know so little about specific t5 bulbs out there (im a mh guy) and im sure that this will help many of those that had questions.
why dont you post a pic of the tank too so we can see what that bulb combo does for the tank view.
 
mojo46825

mojo46825

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I ll take one later tonight or tomorrow. I hope that this helps a little. If not save someone a couple extra bucks from buying hte wrong bulbs
 
mojo46825

mojo46825

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here was day one of the tank. only differenece was one aquablue was a 75 25

oh and thr super actinic was a blue + i ll take a pic when the come on tomorrow..
 
spiderwoman

spiderwoman

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I've elected to go with the true blue and pink for my T5 actinics coming in next week. I'll show you then what they look like. I've seen one tank last week with that combo and it looked really good.
 
b_clark711

b_clark711

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Originally Posted by SpiderWoman
http:///forum/post/2693958
I've elected to go with the true blue and pink for my T5 actinics coming in next week. I'll show you then what they look like. I've seen one tank last week with that combo and it looked really good.
This may be a little off topic, but wanted to share. I run PC's on my 120 bowfront, and a couple of weeks back someone mentioned these new PC-R (R stands for reflective) so I checked out UVL's website & sure enough, they touted them highly, and said that they had up to 35% more light output. With that being said, I quickly ordered the 34" bulbs for my fixtures, and upon receipt & installation, I quickly returned those bad boys. They were PINK. The bulb was a 50/50, but it was actually a pink light combined. I hated it, and wanted to let anyone else on here know, unless of course you want a pink hue in your tank, and if that's the case, they would work tremendously for you! Needless to say, I went back with my current lights! LOL
 
spiderwoman

spiderwoman

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Originally Posted by B_Clark711
http:///forum/post/2695920
This may be a little off topic, but wanted to share. I run PC's on my 120 bowfront, and a couple of weeks back someone mentioned these new PC-R (R stands for reflective) so I checked out UVL's website & sure enough, they touted them highly, and said that they had up to 35% more light output. With that being said, I quickly ordered the 34" bulbs for my fixtures, and upon receipt & installation, I quickly returned those bad boys. They were PINK. The bulb was a 50/50, but it was actually a pink light combined. I hated it, and wanted to let anyone else on here know, unless of course you want a pink hue in your tank, and if that's the case, they would work tremendously for you! Needless to say, I went back with my current lights! LOL

I actually loved the hue that the blue / pink bulb combo produced on a fellow reefers tank and he is a heavy duty SPS reefer and has had a Tank of the Month at online magazine a few years back. In our case we are going to run those only before the main lights come on and after.
 
b_clark711

b_clark711

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Originally Posted by SpiderWoman
http:///forum/post/2695978
I actually loved the hue that the blue / pink bulb combo produced on a fellow reefers tank and he is a heavy duty SPS reefer and has had a Tank of the Month at online magazine a few years back. In our case we are going to run those only before the main lights come on and after.
That's totally understandable. I just really, really, really didn't like it. Especially when compared with the Current 10K/460nm light! I hated it, but wouldn't be as bad used as supplemental lighting!
 
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