T5 Bulb Combos

[Aquatic Life Direct]

Hey guys, i just wanted to know who is running t5s out there and what bulbs you are using. I'm going to change all my light fixtures out so i'm just trying to figure out a good combination of bulbs.... thanks!

pics would be great as well!:splitspin

 

[Rtam3185]

4 Bulb Tek fixture

Front to back as follows:

Geisemann Actinic+
Geisemann Aquablue +
ATI Aquablue Special
Geisemann Actinic +

My sps are doing fine mid-top level placement

Color is a bit white, i might switch out one of the 12k for a purple bulb

 

[PolandSpring]

Do you have a 6 bulb?
I'm actually switching to Tek T5's 6 bulb from MH..and i was also wondering about this also..so its good you brought it up Because i would like to know a good combo also

 

[kris]

How many bulbs? SPS LPS what type of look are you after?

 

[Aquatic Life Direct]

good color and growth

6 bulb fixtures......

I replaced all tanks with T5s except for the frag tank and 1 other tank i have...

 

[Alex]

There's an excellent thread on RC in regards to T5 lighting. It was started by Grim reefer who has some great recommendations. It's a long read but worth it, here's the link:

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=15192629#post15192629

 

[Galantra]

Yea i use grim as well I am going to add pink bulbs to my mix i cant wait

 

[BaNDiTo_RoX]

+1 With Alex, Grim has some great info on T-5 Just post in the RC thread and let him know what you have in the tank and the specs of the tank your putting the T-5 and he'll hook you up.

 

[Aquatic Life Direct]

11 pages? thats not that bad.... reading now..lol

 

[pmoneyt]

i run a 6 bulb tek and i grow sps with out any problems. cant remember my bulb mix but it works on my 24in deep tank.

 

[kris]

Ever trying about every combo, this is what I'm using for a 14k look.

Blue Plus
AquaBlue Special
AquaScience 22k
Aquablue Special
Fiji Purple
Blue Plus

 

[Galantra]

You should just post on the thread on what you want to do with a combo save that page and go back to it tomorrow he is always replying everyday

 

[Kaz289]

I run a 6 bulb setup- 2 actinics whites, 2 aqua blue specials, 1fiji purple 1 true actinic blue. I only changed to these last week and I can already see the difference everything has grown larger and the colors are brighter. In these pics my tank looks really blue but in person its more natural looking with a slight purple/pink tint

 

[Alex]

11 pages? thats not that bad.... reading
now..lol

No , that's 11 pages after the split. you can always go back and look at the pics others have posted for a reference.