How Will These Bulbs Look Together?

[Reed639]

How will these bulbs look together?
Will I get good growth with these 2 bulbs?
If you have both of these bulbs please post a picture of your tank.
By the way I have a 2 bulb t5 light fixture.

These Are The Bulbs:
24W -24IN ATI Blue Plus T5 HO Fluorescent Bulb - English

24W - 24IN ATI Purple Plus T5 HO Fluorescent Bulb - English

Thanks,
Reed

 

[Reed639]

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[drainbamage]

what's the fixture Reed?

fixture is just as important as the bulbs when it comes down to growth and things like that.


as for looks though- you'll get a fairly blue tank, with just a bit of the red/yellow spectrum, so more than anything you'll get a very blue look to the tank, which IMO is very nice. That said, I've never run one of those purple plus's, so not sure just how red they'll push out- too much red and I'm not interested, though your corals will prefer it.

Hope that's some help- please let us know the fixture and we can answer the other parts of your questions better!

 

[Reed639]

what's the fixture Reed?

fixture is just as important as the bulbs when it comes down to growth and things like that.


as for looks though- you'll get a fairly blue tank, with just a bit of the red/yellow spectrum, so more than anything you'll get a very blue look to the tank, which IMO is very nice. That said, I've never run one of those purple plus's, so not sure just how red they'll push out- too much red and I'm not interested, though your corals will prefer it.

Hope that's some help- please let us know the fixture and we can answer the other parts of your questions better!

The fixture is a ZooMed t5 24IN light fixture

 

[fsu1dolfan]

The fixture is a ZooMed t5 24IN light fixture

What happened with the curent nova or the Tek lighting system that we were talking about?? https://www.reef2reef.com/forums/general-reef-discussions/60453-what-do-you-guys-think-light.html

 

[Reed639]

Well i have decided that there is no point in upgrading the light fixture.

 

[fab1971]

I would do an ati blue and ati blue special together, if it's only a 2 bulb fixture.

 

[dougers31]

I would do an ati blue and ati blue special together, if it's only a 2 bulb fixture.

Do you mean a blue+ and an aquablue special? Thats what I'll be putting on my frag tank.

 

[chestnud]

here ya go:

 

[Akwarius]

I tried out a combo of 2:1 blue plus to fiji purple once. Not exactly the same as you are proposing but for me it was way too pink. I would consider what dougers31 suggested for good color and growth.

 

[xmetalfan99]

Well i have decided that there is no point in upgrading the light fixture.

Is your ficture a T5HO fixture? If not, the fixture will not run those bulbs. There is a difference between T5 and T5HO. They run on different ballasts and provide different amounts of PAR.

 

[xmetalfan99]

Do you mean a blue+ and an aquablue special? Thats what I'll be putting on my frag tank.

Go with the KZ 14k bulb. The aquablue specials tend to haze and drown out colors once warmed up. the KZ 14k do not.

 

[xmetalfan99]

What color combo are you hoping to achieve? What do you plan on keeping?