T5 Question

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What size of T5 would fit in my tank? 24inch? or 36?
I know I wanted MH but I think I ll just go for T5 to save a bit more money,
And in the link if you look at it, it shows you the 3 types of bulbs you can get for T5. Would I be able to add 2 pink 10k's in the T5 set up?
Also would T5 be able to support hard corals and clams?

 

What type of fixture do you have? However long your fixture is will dicatate what bulb will fit.

T5's can support corals/clams but you need a high number to keep them healthy, moreso for the clams. I run a 5-bulb T5HO fixture on my 55g tank, depth of about 18"-19". All my corals and clams are doing great. You will have the best luck with softies, sps will need to be higher up under T5's. It has a lot to do with the bulbs you use, I would look into ATI AquaBlue & Blue + as they put out a lot more PAR than stock or generic bulbs.

 

Off the top of my head, 2 Pink may be a bit too much Pink, it depends what you like. I would prefer 1 Pink, 1 regular 10,000K and 1 pure Actinic.
You could keep all soft and some LPS with a few (others will tell you) SPS.

 

Is this for the biocube?

 

Go with an ATI blue plus instead of the actinic. You will get 3 times the PAR from the bulb. You will be able to keep SPS in the top portion of your tank.

 

yeah sorry guys i forgot to say biocube 29 gallon. But on the site it says it only supports 2 bulb?
Also do you think this is a good price? This will be local so no shipping will be charged, going to go pick it up.

 

any suggestions?

 

Go with ATI aquablue special and ATI blue plus.

 

whats an ATI Aqua blue special? was that on the link?

 

It is a white bulb.

Get a blue and a white by their description. Don't know what the quality will be with the price.