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Old 02-07-2011, 02:46 PM
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Lightbulb Lighting Question !!! :)

Hey, just looking for an opinion on what bulb combo to use on my tek T5 4 bulb. I am looking for best growth but also best colour, It is mainly all zoanthids in this tank and is 20" deep.
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-Actinic +
-Actinic +
-Midday 6000K
-Fiji purple

2
-Actinic +
-Actinic +
-Midday 6000K
-50/50 bulb

3
-Actinic +
-Actinic +
-50/50 bulb
-fiji purple

Thanks !
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Old 02-07-2011, 03:59 PM
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Skip the actinic and use aqua blue + and maybe a fiji purple or ati's version of it, pink something. And depending on how blue you like it, either a daylight bulb or another blue +. I'm no T5 guy so hopefully someone else can give their opinion.
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Old 02-07-2011, 04:46 PM
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If I was you, I'd use
-1 fiji purple (~17.5 K),
-2 coral light or coral light II's (maybe one of each) they are about 14-15k
-1 Super blue/Blue plus (~22K)

Also, gt the higher end bulbs (ATI, KZ or Geismann)... you WILL notice a difference.
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Old 02-07-2011, 07:23 PM
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In my last setup I used an aqua blue special (whit)ati 2 actinic+ from giessman and a Fiji purple both my coral an I loved the color that imo
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