Which combination of T5's work best?

Discussion in 'T5 Aquarium Lighting' started by marlinman, Feb 2, 2009.

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  1. marlinman

    marlinman Zoanthid

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    New T5's installed

    I installed my new T5's for the 8x54W retrofit on my 120g reef tank. I will start by saying that there were a few major differences. First off the bulbs weren't as stark as the generics meaning they were softer on the eyes. The dawn/dusk lights were an absolute pleasure in that I incorporated a UVL 75/25 with an ATI Blue Plus instead of using 2 blue actinics which is smarter in that you see better. With this combo the corals fish colors came out real nice especially the Orange Anthais. When I added the other 6 bulbs it wasn't like "I need my sunglasses", instead it was very relaxing and beautiful. In summary I highly recommend the advice from the Grim Reefer at www.reefcentral.com as he was right on target with my needs. This is no crack at Tangster as I might try his bulbs next. Here is a new picture of my tank and lights. If you go back to the first thread here you'll see the before pictures.
    The combination from front to back are:
    ATI Blue Plus 450mn
    GE 6500K Day Light
    UVL 75/25 14K - Dawn/Dusk
    ATI Blue Plus
    UVL Aquasun 10K pink
    ATI Blue Plus - Dawn/Dusk
    ATI Aquablue 12K
    ATI Blue Plus
     

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    Last edited: Feb 19, 2009