T5 HO I don't think i have enough light ?

[janey]

Got the 6 Lamp , i noticed i have 1st switch lets u light up 2 lamps , the 2nd switch 4 lamps.

which fluorescent tubes should i have ????

 

[inkblue]

...jaNey what d0 you have oN there now :scratchch :afro:

 

[janey]

got
1 actinic+
3 pure actnic but one of them look dull
2aqua blue+

 

[DEEPWATER]

they are all blue bulbs?

 

[Tonyscoots84]

i guess she like blue... hehe J/K throw some daylight in there.

 

[janey]

which ones?/ where can i get them ??/

 

[noodleman]

10k are always good....you cna get them just about anywhere

 

[inkblue]

T5 Replacement BuLbs

FREE shipping too... till the 15th :smokin: :yo: :icon16:

 

[janey]

whats the name ?? and wherea good place to purchase them ??

 

[janey]

hows this one The Sun T-5 High Output (HO) Fluorescent Tube is a full spectrum, high CRI lamp with a 6000?K broad spectrum

 

[Tonyscoots84]

how does it work guys the lower the degrees the yellower it is. cause if thats the case you should go with the 10000k as rec. by noodleman

 

[joseney21]

the sun t5 is ok, you can also go with a GE i think it's rated at 6500K.the GE provides the most par out of all the bulbs.or you could just switch out one of the pure actinic bulbs with an aquablue.

it really all depends on what color you would like for your tank.

 

[joseney21]

check out the first post on this thread, this guy seems to be pretty informed & EXPERIENCED when it comes to T5

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=602732&perpage=25&pagenumber=4

 

[Pili]

hey janey, what brand fixture is it? It sounds like a teklight from description of the switch setup.

The aqua blues are about 11K so depending on what type of corals you are keeping (softies, lps, sps, etc.) that may be enough. On my tank i have 3 aqua blues and 3 blue plus - All ATI and i'm easily keeping SPS so you might want to consider replacing one of the actinics with another aqua blue.

If you do want to get a 6500K (daylight) bulb for some extra intensity (more yellow color bulb but it might not be that bad if you just replace one of the aqua blues and keep the rest of the blue plus and actinics), get the GE daylight 6500k bulb. It has the best PAR and lux ratings out of pretty much any other T-5 HO bulb.

http://reefgeek.com/products/categories/lighting/104047.html