I decided to add Attinics to my hood to bring out some fluorescence in the corals, I did not want to add much seeing as I am running one xm 10k and one xm 20k MH so there is already enough blue hue in the light being emitted. I tested 2 x 24 watt T5 fixtures the light was too strong and I would have trouble proporly installing the retro-fit kit in my already tightly packed hood. So it was time for a fully custom DIY attinic setup.
I went with two 9watt power compact attinic bulbs because of their small size and low heat generation. The total 18watts was perfect and brought out the colours of the fish and corals really well without changing the colour of the light to much.
Here is all the parts I used to build the Attinics.
Here is the ballast I made in a water tight junction box.
Here I wired everything up and added the digital timer.
and here is the equipment I will mount in my stand for the lights, everything is watertight and will not be affected by humidity.
And here is my hood with the attinics on.
And thats it so far.