T5 lighting….what do you have?

[Amadod2]

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]

Originally Posted by Amadod2

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]

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

[Doug]

4 super blues
1 coral+
1purple+

[Coral Hoarder]

3 super blue and one blue plus get some great results

[apexifd]

Originally Posted by Doug

4 super blues
1 coral+
1purple+

this is a good combo!

[Bblinks]

Originally Posted by apexifd

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]

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]

Originally Posted by The Guy

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]

Originally Posted by apexifd

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.