what bulbs do i get

[evanjah]

I have a current 5 bulb t-5 light fixture what brand and wattage light bulbs do i get? any suggestions would be great, its for a reef tank

 

[chrisnif]

I can't suggest a brand as I don't have T5 personally, but from seeing others with a 6x fixture, they went with 3 10k bulbs and 3 actinic. With 5 bulbs tho, I'd probably do 2 10K bulbs, a 50/50 bulb, a 420 nm actinic and a 460 nm actinic so you have the full spectrum covered nicely.
Take my advice with a huge grain of salt tho as I don't have these types of lights.

 

[evanjah]

does anyone have an answer for sure?

 

[nycbob]

giesemann, ati and uvi make very good t5 bulbs. they cost about $20-25 each from various sites. i ordered mine by reefgeek. bulbs in the 12-14k range, like the blueplus, gv off very nice colors.