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Old 10-16-2013, 01:17 AM
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I tried 5 blue+, 2 Coral+ and 1 Purple+ and it was the best blue combination for me. Aquablue Special might not be your thing, it's quite a bit more yellow than coral+.
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I tried 5 blue+, 2 Coral+ and 1 Purple+ and it was the best blue combination for me. Aquablue Special might not be your thing, it's quite a bit more yellow than coral+.
I figured more blue+ might give a nice color but not enough PAR. Maybe more coral+?
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Old 10-16-2013, 02:24 AM
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The blue + and coral + are actually very close in par.
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Old 10-16-2013, 07:59 PM
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The blue + and coral + are actually very close in par.
Yep, apparently some guys go with 7 blue+ and 1 coral+ and still grow SPS on the sand.
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Old 10-26-2013, 02:27 PM
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Blue+ is where it's at! All you need from the other bulbs are the yellow and red spectrum imo.

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Old 10-27-2013, 05:15 PM
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And it's done. LEDs off, ATI T5 on. Found a couple extra Blue+, so just waiting for the 6 daytime bulbs to fire up to see what it looks like. Room looks different without the giant canopy on the tank
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Old 10-27-2013, 07:28 PM
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And it's done. LEDs off, ATI T5 on. Found a couple extra Blue+, so just waiting for the 6 daytime bulbs to fire up to see what it looks like. Room looks different without the giant canopy on the tank
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Old 10-27-2013, 07:31 PM
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And it's done. LEDs off, ATI T5 on. Found a couple extra Blue+, so just waiting for the 6 daytime bulbs to fire up to see what it looks like. Room looks different without the giant canopy on the tank
Pics!! Also, see you again at your first bulb change.
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Old 10-27-2013, 07:38 PM
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Pics!! Also, see you again at your first bulb change.
Ya, I'll get some pics. As for bulb change, it's cheaper than MH and that's never really been a concern of mine. I figure it's the cost of having nice coral.
Keeping things in perspective, I spend enough for bulbs each month at sbux, so bulbs every 10 months isn't a biggie
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