Hi all,
End of this month I'm moving houses and hence I'm getting a new tank, a Red Sea Reefer XL 525. Since this tank is slightly wider than my current tank I have decided to buy a new lighting system as well. Currently I'm using a LED/T5 custom made hybrid fixture with 4x54w T5, being 2x ATI Blue+ and 2x ATI Coral+ (combined with 2x 120w LED). Since I have very good experience with the Blue+ and Coral+ bulbs in my current tank, see image below, I have decided I want an all-ATI bulb setup for my new tank.
The fixture for my new tank will be a Giesemann Matrixx II Dimtec 8x80w which is dimmable in 3-2-3 bulbs. The corals I have in my current tank will also migrate to the new tank, so it will be a mixed reef with a healthy mix of SPS, LPS and Zoa's.
Since I have a ~500L tank and 640w of light, I have some "spare" watts that I can use to run actinic bulbs as well, and hence my current setup would be (grouped in 3-2-3 from back to front):
1 - ATI Coral+
2 - ATI Actinic
3 - ATI Coral+
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4 - ATI Blue+ (dusk/dawn)
5 - ATI Actinic (dusk/dawn)
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6 - ATI Coral+
7 - ATI Blue+
8 - ATI Coral+
Would you consider this a good setup, and/or do you have any suggestions how to make it more balanced/better for a mixed reef? It might be a little on the blue side but I hesitate on using the Aquablue Special bulbs since the Coral+ bulb also has some of these characteristics.
Thanks in advance, and I wish you a very happy and healthy 2016!
End of this month I'm moving houses and hence I'm getting a new tank, a Red Sea Reefer XL 525. Since this tank is slightly wider than my current tank I have decided to buy a new lighting system as well. Currently I'm using a LED/T5 custom made hybrid fixture with 4x54w T5, being 2x ATI Blue+ and 2x ATI Coral+ (combined with 2x 120w LED). Since I have very good experience with the Blue+ and Coral+ bulbs in my current tank, see image below, I have decided I want an all-ATI bulb setup for my new tank.
The fixture for my new tank will be a Giesemann Matrixx II Dimtec 8x80w which is dimmable in 3-2-3 bulbs. The corals I have in my current tank will also migrate to the new tank, so it will be a mixed reef with a healthy mix of SPS, LPS and Zoa's.
Since I have a ~500L tank and 640w of light, I have some "spare" watts that I can use to run actinic bulbs as well, and hence my current setup would be (grouped in 3-2-3 from back to front):
1 - ATI Coral+
2 - ATI Actinic
3 - ATI Coral+
-------------------------------
4 - ATI Blue+ (dusk/dawn)
5 - ATI Actinic (dusk/dawn)
-------------------------------
6 - ATI Coral+
7 - ATI Blue+
8 - ATI Coral+
Would you consider this a good setup, and/or do you have any suggestions how to make it more balanced/better for a mixed reef? It might be a little on the blue side but I hesitate on using the Aquablue Special bulbs since the Coral+ bulb also has some of these characteristics.
Thanks in advance, and I wish you a very happy and healthy 2016!