Which bulbs?

Discussion in 'T5 Aquarium Lighting' started by Seano Hermano, Jul 27, 2010.

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  1. Seano Hermano

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    The ATI aqua blue special is 12k.

    I have x4 - x3 Aqua blue special and x1 blue plus. Its gives me a crisp white look without loosing colour. If you want you corals to really pop then i would recommend

    x2 AB special
    x1 Actinic
    x1 blue plus

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    I just got a TEK 4x39 and ordered (2) ATI blu plus (1) Aquablue special and (1) UVL superactinic and I love the look. it is a little blue but I like the blue look. The UVL superactinics will really make the colors florensce. The one aquablue special really whitens the light...much more than I thought it would but looks awesome.
     
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    I like the UVL 454nm for actinics, personally. It gives them a bit of the florescence you see with the Actinic 03 bulbs, but not the plain Actinic ones.
     
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    I would go 2 ATI blue plus and 1 ATI aquablue special and 1 UVL Actinic white to make your reds and yellows pop.
     
  7. Seano Hermano

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    thanks everyone.

    Sorry, I forgot to mention this, but I want the actinic look..at night, & daylights for the day. The 2x24w is for all my bulbs.

    So should I go with 3 kinds of actnic bulbs(for night lighting) & 1 daylight(for day lighting)? Or 2 day light & 2 night?