Do I even need to run daylight t5 bulbs?

[Polyp Addict]

All my bulbs are ATI, they say that the blue+ has more par than purple+, aquablue sPecial and coral+. So what is the advantage of running a daylight bulb in my fixture if I'm getting plenty of par already from my 3 blue+ bulbs? I can replace the daylight bulb with an actinic. Let me know the pros and cons

 

[mike007]

It is all about the correct spectrum. What type of corals are you housing? Most corals need the daylight spectrum.

 

[NeverlosT]

I know some pretty successful folks that just run blue +... Maybe they will chime in here

 

[Aqua fire/medic]

You can run all blue + and have success..... But I'm pretty sure the coral + and Aqua blue special do have more par than the blue +

 

[kevin32]

So it's not mandatory?

 

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