t5 hybrid

[jose hernandez]

so just got a aquatic life t5 hybrid 60' gonna run it with my g5 xr30 pros what bulb combination should i go with running ab+ program tank is a mixed reef but eventually it will be sps dominate with some torches and hammers

 

[Reefahholic]

so just got a aquatic life t5 hybrid 60' gonna run it with my g5 xr30 pros what bulb combination should i go with running ab+ program tank is a mixed reef but eventually it will be sps dominate with some torches and hammers

IMO you can’t beat these bulbs below. At least incorporate these in there. It’s good to get more blue+ than the others as they are very blue and offset a lot of the whiter bulbs. The Coral+ is very white. The ABS is a light blue (more on the white side) but not near as white as the Coral+. The Actinic just gives the corals and fish that nice fluorescent pop.


ATI Blue+
ATI ABS
ATI Actinic
ATI Coral+
ATI Purple+

 

[jose hernandez]

K as far as time how long should I run the t5 g5s come on at 12 go off at 9

 

[Waters]

I use two Coral+ and two Blue+ with my G6s. I have them come on roughly an hour after the radions come on and they shut off an hour before the radions go off. That gives me an hour before and after of blue ramp up/down time.

 

[homer1475]

IMO you can’t beat these bulbs below. At least incorporate these in there. It’s good to get more blue+ than the others as they are very blue and offset a lot of the whiter bulbs. The Coral+ is very white. The ABS is a light blue (more on the white side) but not near as white as the Coral+. The Actinic just gives the corals and fish that nice fluorescent pop.


ATI Blue+
ATI ABS
ATI Actinic
ATI Coral+
ATI Purple+

ATI ABS bulb?

 

[underwaterjr]

ATI ABS bulb?

Aqua blue special

 

[exnisstech]

I use two Coral+ and two Blue+ with my G6s. I have them come on roughly an hour after the radions come on and they shut off an hour before the radions go off. That gives me an hour before and after of blue ramp up/down time.

This is exactly what I run in a 4 bulb 24inch hybrid with two gen4 xr15 radions. I run a little shorter cycle with the t5. I think mine are on for 5 hours. If the t5 are too white you can just add more blue with led lights.

 

[homer1475]

Aqua blue special

For the life of me, I could not figure out what the ABS was. LOL

 

[dwest]

Agree with above

2 coral plus
2 blue plus

Control the tank color with LED’s.

 

[homer1475]

While still technically a hybrid, I run a ATI powermodule. I run 6 blue plus, and 2 true actinics, then run my LED's to add more white to the tank.

 

[nereefpat]

In that situation, I would run 3 Blue+ and 1 Coral+ or 2 & 2. You can buy 3 B+ and 2 C+ to experiment, as you'll use them eventually anyway.

I would run them for 6-8 hours.

 

[jose hernandez]

ok so went with coral+ blue+ ok now how high should i put them up from the tank my g5s are currently 11' high from the water tank is 6x2x2