best t5ho 2 bulb combos for supplimental lighting?

buddyreefer · #1 03-21-2009, 04:00 AM

so is the kz fpurp quite white or purp, getting two different opinions here. just want to make sure as i like a crisp white look with pop in my colors.

ElGuappo · #2 03-21-2009, 04:10 AM

i think its quite purple. not to the eyse really, but i can see it in my coral.

lobsterboy · #3 03-21-2009, 05:07 AM

i would go with just the fiji;s and your 14k, the colors of the corals should be noticable out of water in 2weeks. imo

JDigital · #4 03-21-2009, 05:51 AM

I've just added Giessmann Actinic+ and True Actinic to my tank and DAMN do I LOVE them! I also have 14K MH's so I will post some photos tomorrow of how it looks with both MH's and Supplementals.

foreverfortune · #5 03-21-2009, 01:11 PM

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Originally Posted by JDigital

I've just added Giessmann Actinic+ and True Actinic to my tank and DAMN do I LOVE them! I also have 14K MH's so I will post some photos tomorrow of how it looks with both MH's and Supplementals.

please do would love to see them.

JDigital · #6 03-21-2009, 09:53 PM

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Originally Posted by foreverfortune

please do would love to see them.

As promised. I shot these with IDENTICAL camera settings.

My Lighting Info:

Metal Halides: Bulbs - Ushio 14K (5 months old) powered by a Galaxy Electronic Ballast w/ Lumenmax3 Reflectors.

T5's: Bulbs - 1x Giessmann Actinic+ & 1x Giessmann True Actinic powered by Hagen GLO Retro Ballast w/ TEKII Retro Reflectors.

As you can see, a dramatic difference. Even more than I was expecting, but it actually provided me with the color I was hoping to get.

RuGlu6 · #7 03-21-2009, 11:34 PM

The only thing is that Actinic plus will loose its blue intensity in about 6 month. true Actinics will hold it for about 9 month

fiorano · #8 03-22-2009, 02:48 AM

i have aquaconnect 14k's with 1 54w actinic+ and 1 54w fiji purple and it looks great... much better than it did with just 2 actinic+

foreverfortune · #9 03-22-2009, 07:04 AM

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Originally Posted by JDigital

As promised. I shot these with IDENTICAL camera settings.

My Lighting Info:

Metal Halides: Bulbs - Ushio 14K (5 months old) powered by a Galaxy Electronic Ballast w/ Lumenmax3 Reflectors.

T5's: Bulbs - 1x Giessmann Actinic+ & 1x Giessmann True Actinic powered by Hagen GLO Retro Ballast w/ TEKII Retro Reflectors.

As you can see, a dramatic difference. Even more than I was expecting, but it actually provided me with the color I was hoping to get.

nice that made a whole lot of difference with your actinics it became more crisp and less yellow.

foreverfortune · #10 03-21-2009, 12:45 PM

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Originally Posted by lobsterboy

i would go with just the fiji;s and your 14k, the colors of the corals should be noticable out of water in 2weeks. imo

4 bulbs of fiji may be a bit too much. been reading about ati and uri, may go with one of them and the fiji or maybe the Giessmann.