Replacement bulbs for coralife T5?

[Hectorg214]

I bought a 36" coralife T5 high output dual light and want to replace the bulbs. What color bulbs should I get and can I use other brand bulbs since coralife doesn't have that many options?

 

[bobnicaragua]

ATI blue plus & purple plus

 

[Hectorg214]

ATI blue plus & purple plus

Are those the best for coral growth as well as appearance??

 

[bobnicaragua]

T5 are pretty awesome for growth and coral health. I would focus on getting the appearance you want.

You could buy a few bulbs and try different combos to see what you prefer.

Blue plus, purple plus, and coral plus would be a good start.

There are a lot of threads on this subject.

 

[00W]

I buy all of mine at Marine depot. ATI blue plus coral plus or actinic.
Geismann (sp.) Has some nice bulbs too. I run two of their aquablue coral bulbs. I don't like LED. Just me.
Hamilton makes 10K white if you're into that.
I buy extras and mess with the colors from time to time.

 

[uhgster1]

I have two of those fixtures over my 65 gallon with 3 ATI blue+ 1 actinic, supplementing my 3 AI primes

 

[CanuckReefer]

I use Geismann , find I get the longest life outta them over the years.