4 Bulb T5 bulb combo?

[BlazinNano]

I am running a 6 bulb tek light but only running 4 of the bulbs. Right now I have all Giesemann bulbs. 1 Agua Blue (white), 2 Actinic + (blue), and 1 Pure Actinic (purple).

Want to know if I should change any of the the bulbs. Thinking about running 2 Actinic + and 1 Pure Actinic. Is that gonna mess up growth at all or will it stop growth completely?

 

[AquaWorldPSC]

The more blue you put on the lower the par your light is going to put out, thus leading to slower growth. What size tank is it and just out of curiosity why arn't you running the other 2 bulbs?

 

[BlazinNano]

The fixture is a 6x39watt ten light. The tank it is on now is only a 29gallon. Figured running all 6 bulbs is overkill. I have a 46 gallon bowfront that is my fish only. The light is going on that tank when I get the money to upgrade it. I could not say no to the price of the light fixture.

 

[AquaWorldPSC]

I see, Yeah that would be overkill, I generally don't use giesman bubls in the store, we used to stock them but them found a better bulb. We use the Korallen-Zuct bulbs. They work great, grow good, and look good! If you do decide to try KZ bulbs I would do 2 superblue 1 fiji pruple 1 new generation. IME I think that is the best combo with kz bulbs.

 

[BlazinNano]

I try an get everything local. All the lfs in orlando carry giesemann or wave point. None of the stores I know of carry KZ bulbs.

 

[AquaWorldPSC]

Maybe World Wide Corals does? Victor seems like he would have something like that.

 

[BlazinNano]

I have not checked with them in a couple months they use to only sell geisemann. Will have to check again.

 

[AquaWorldPSC]

hmmm, ATI are good also

 

[Harry_Y]

Two ATI Blue+
One ATI Blue Special (12k)
One Fiji Purple

 

[subdrive]

front to back
blue +
actinic
blue +
Fiji Purpl

 

[Tyrrell109]

Im planning on getting a API 4 bulb fixture for my 29 HQI, (mainly chalices and other lps)so any info is appreciated.
Stephen

 

[FaviaFreak]

I've been playing around with ATI bulbs in my 4x 24" tek and have finally settled on 3x Blue Plus and 1x KZ Fiji Purple

I don't really like aquablue specialz bulb, it is just too white for me

 

[gar732]

Two ATI Blue+
One ATI Blue Special (12k)
One Fiji Purple

+1 perfect combo right there IMO.

 

[Antonias1391]

not meaning to hijack but would 2 24w ATI blue plus over a 29g reg be enough for most LPS? thanks

 

[cvasaltyfish]

If you check a website by a guy they call grimereeper he goes over some good combos using ati and geismeen(sp) bulbs. After looking at his site im going with 2- ati 54w blue plus 1- ati 54w purple plus and 1- ati 54w 12000k aquablue plus. Ati bulbs from what I have read has the best par ratings out of all of them and geismeen and kz are supposed to be really good to.

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[Acro76]

Geissman bulbs... yuck! The ATI and KZ bulbs are so much nicer with more pop! I would run 3 ATI Blue plus and either a Aquablue special or a Purple plus for the fourth. Blue plus have very decent PAR

ATI true actinic looks horrible IMO

 

[btkrausen]

+1 perfect combo right there IMO.

Agreed, exactly what I run on my frag/holding tank. Front to back:

Blue+
Aquablue Spec
Fiji Purple
Blue+

 

[Harry_Y]

I just switched from Geissman bulbs to ATI Bulbs and it was a huge difference.

The ATI Bulbs really bring out the colors

 

[cvasaltyfish]

I just got my new ati bulbs on wednesday and love the way they bring out colors esspecially with just the blue+ and the purple+ really brings out the reds the tank looks awesome now compaired to the combo that came with the light fixture.

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[ronnie]

Definitely check out Grim Reefers site.

Blue bulbs have very high PAR. It is the actinic bulbs that are very poor in PAR.