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Amadod2 12-22-2014 04:22 PM

T5 lighting….what do you have?
 
So with my current full change up on the tank i have decided to change up the lighting as well, i wasn't getting the greatest results for my corals after a year and i know way, here is the current lighting set up:

6 bulb t5 fixture

5 supper blue and one fiji purple

now looking at everything, there was no real coral growth, just had the blue look i liked. but now i have realized that it needs to be changed.
So what are your bulb combos, and what gives you the best look with coral growth?

CM125 12-22-2014 06:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Amadod2 (Post 926313)
So with my current full change up on the tank i have decided to change up the lighting as well, i wasn't getting the greatest results for my corals after a year and i know way, here is the current lighting set up:

6 bulb t5 fixture

5 supper blue and one fiji purple

now looking at everything, there was no real coral growth, just had the blue look i liked. but now i have realized that it needs to be changed.
So what are your bulb combos, and what gives you the best look with coral growth?

I also run Fiji purple and super blue, but I put in one white, I am also interested on what other people have

Slyguy00 12-22-2014 06:15 PM

I run one actinic, 4 super blues and 1 fiji pink and get amazing results.

Doug 12-22-2014 06:52 PM

4 super blues
1 coral+
1purple+

Coral Hoarder 12-22-2014 07:51 PM

3 super blue and one blue plus get some great results

apexifd 12-22-2014 08:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Doug (Post 926333)
4 super blues
1 coral+
1purple+

this is a good combo!

Bblinks 12-23-2014 12:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by apexifd (Post 926338)
this is a good combo!

I also agree with this combo.

Would like to see some tank pics along with the recommendation since my expectation of good growth might not be the same as another reefer.

The Guy 12-23-2014 12:58 AM

2 Fiji purples, 1 super blue, 1 autunic With a couple of 12 " Magenta stunner strips
on my 33 gallon. No sps just softies & zoes.

Wheelman76 12-23-2014 01:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Guy (Post 926378)
2 Fiji purples, 1 super blue, 1 autunic With a couple of 12 " Magenta stunner strips

on my 33 gallon. No sps just softies & zoes.


How's the growth ? With that combo you only have 1 "stand alone" bulb. The purples and actinic are supplemental bulbs. I would think the par would be pretty low , but I guess for softies and some Lps it would be ok.

Doug 12-23-2014 02:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by apexifd (Post 926338)
this is a good combo!


Seems to be a good combo. My sps has great colour and some that were not doing great under led,s are now.

To my eyes there seems to be a lack of white. I was debating removing one superblue and adding another coral plus.


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