e5 bulb on my ati fixture

[arnaldolex]

so i went from 4 hydras to a 48 inch 6 bulb t5 fixture and threw the hydras in the closet for a while lol. My original bulb combination was 2 whites 1 actinic and 3 blues all ati bulb my corals loved it. I even saw increase in growth after only a month of being in my tank my ritteri anemone almost doubled in size in one day. The only thing that i didnt like was that i lost that blue pop from the corals that i loved looking at so much. I found out about the e5 led bulbs from euroquatics and looked it up found them for 70 bucks each and got free shipping so i ordered 2 bulbs and put them on. I am in love with my tank again and the corals are growing again, i felt that with the led they looked nice but growth was very slow i believe t5 are the best for growing. check out the video am gonna put up. One will be before the e5 video and a after video tell me what you think.
before
https://youtu.be/rvehV9dODRs


after
https://youtu.be/a9WvoIaEc4M

 

[BioMan]

Bro that looks great!! Better than Reefbrite IMO.. Can you put up a video of all the bulbs on I am close to getting the same setup.

 

[92CornerReef]

looks good dude (loving the torch lol). i'm actually going to take your advice and do the T5/LED combo. I got a 2 bulb 36" T5 fixture from another reefer and i'm adding my Hydra HD26 to it. i hope everything comes out well. Quick question, when you changed from LED's to T5, did you have to acclimate your lighting?

 

[rwells]

Running 2 on my fixture too, love them.

 

[arnaldolex]

honestly no i didnt acclimate i just changed them out but i dont know if thats the appropiate way to do it, and thanks for that torch i love it

 

[arnaldolex]

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[b-ridge]

Looks good. Can't wait to show mines off. Soon as I get some corals. Lol

 

[Lenny718]

Wow looks great! I think I just found the actinic supplements I was looking for

 

[Ligershark]

looks great

i want one of your rbta splits when it happens. clear your inbox

 

[b-ridge]

I like your e5 bulb lights. I'm think I'm leaning more towards the reefbrites xho or the sb reeflights bar

 

[STHILL]

Them bulbs are great..I had the sunbrite T-10 led tubes on my 180 and the growth and color was amazing..

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[Hecdr34]

I have 2 of the E5 blue pops on my ATI fixture and I love them. I don't recommend them on a dimmable fixture though as they only run about half power at max.