want to change lighting color. suggestions?

Discussion in 'T5 Aquarium Lighting' started by lazy-boy, Jul 24, 2009.

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  1. lazy-boy

    lazy-boy Plankton

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    Hey guys,
    - Wanting a more blue look but not sure to get ati blue plus vs. actinic 03.:confused:
    - Also wondering bulb placement?
    - Hmm... and thought of another, bulb spacing in canopy?

    Current configuration (back to front)
    Ati blue plus
    Ati aquablue special
    ati blue plus
    ati pro color
    ice cap slr reflectors

    all of these are 54w 46" t5ho bulbs overdriven by a icecap 660 over a 75g.

    i know for sure i will be replacing the pro color maybe keep it in case i decide to buy another ballast and add 2 more bulbs but let's leave that out of the equation because i'm broke!

    corals are 11 different pieces of sps, but have since changed my rock and will have a sps side and a softy/lps side. growth has been excellent, but color has not been satisfactory to me (in pictures corals are mostly under procolor or blue special). sorry, point and shoot, no white balance correction, but pictures are really close to the eye representative (not sure if that sentence makes sense).

    will update with new pictures of the new rock set-up sometime this weekend and what the corals look like in my frag rack under each bulb.

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    CURRENT LIGHT SETUP AS DESCRIBED

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    old aquascape

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    ora green birdsnest located under the procolor/plus

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    green/purple cap under plus/special

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    lyretail anthia looks great under the procolor as do all of the fish.

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    old aquascape
    ric under special/plus

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    same ric are under plus with some special


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    mostly under plus with some special towards front (sorry white balance is off here)

    Thanks for looking!
     
    Last edited: Jul 24, 2009
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  3. Screwtape

    Screwtape Tonozukai Fairy Wrasse

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    Another Blue + will give you better PAR, if you're keeping SPS I would go that route rather than the actinic.
     
  4. ~B~Low~HighTide

    ~B~Low~HighTide Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    Yup,, put a Blue+ inplace of the Procolor...If you can Aim all the Reflectors toward the Top/ middle of rock work .
     
  5. lazy-boy

    lazy-boy Plankton

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    the blue+ is on order and coming friday. i'll try the aiming thing too. thanks.