E5 blue pop vs ATI blue plus

[jonnyu]

So I have seen many questions about par readings on these new e5 bulbs. So thanks to Alberto lending me a par meter and my wife helping me write all the readings down. So here are the results. I completed readings of all 6 bulbs running, then two blue pop then two blue plus. E5 has done a great job with these bulbs as far as dispersing light. The par numbers are lower due to this. I did see a little higher numbers if I kept meter directly under the led bulb. Problem is corals are place all over and not under one strip of led. So to be fair as we are comparing to t5 bulb I took all readings right above each coral. So I did the same for all three readings to give you a good idea what's going on. Light fixture is 12" above water line.
FTS

6 bulbs par readings

Blue pop e5 par readings

Blue plus

 

[ScoobyFish]

Interesting, so based on this, what bulb configuration are you doing.

 

[jonnyu]

I'm doing (2) coral plus (2) blue plus and (2) blue pop. I don't think I would ever swap all my ATI bulbs for e5.

On another note these bulbs look really slick. It's a very clean way to have blue pop without having a extra led bar hanging in the way.