best t5ho 2 bulb combos for supplimental lighting?

[JDigital]

Originally Posted by Myka

I find the Fiji Purples to actually be quite pinkish/reddish/purple. I wouldn't want to run exclusively Fiji Purples for supplemental lighting. I would go with a UVL Actinic as they have a much higher PAR than Giesemann True Actinic. Both bulbs are 420 nm. I'm not a fan of Giesemann bulbs due to poor PAR values as well the whole bulb doesn't light up, the last inch or so on each end stays dark.

I've got no problems hitting PAR values with my MH's, my T5's were purely for dawn/dusk and florescence w/ MHs. However I will be testing the PAR of the T5's.

As for the last inch, that's how every T5 bulb I have ever tried has been, not just Giesemann's.