T5/LED Hybrid Question

[Dan I]

Hey everybody! So, at the moment I have a 48" Reefbreeders Photon v2 on a 48" 80 gallon tank. I want to add two T5 bulbs, primarily two ATI Blue Plus, to supplement my LED. I already have 36" reflectors which I can use. Will using 36" be sufficient enough to supplement the LED in the center area of the tank?

 

[Flippers4pups]

Hey everybody! So, at the moment I have a 48" Reefbreeders Photon v2 on a 48" 80 gallon tank. I want to add two T5 bulbs, primarily two ATI Blue Plus, to supplement my LED. I already have 36" reflectors which I can use. Will using 36" be sufficient enough to supplement the LED in the center area of the tank?

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[Rcollick]

Yes it would be fine. I have 24" t5s over a 36" tank supplementing 2 hydra 26 hds and coverage is good.

 

[Dan I]

Yeah, that's what I believed too. I read on another thread that having 2 Blue Plus will "wash out" the colors. This should be remedied by bumping up the white spectrum on the Reedbreeders right?

 

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[ReeferReefer]

You will be good. I use a 36 inch t5 fixture over my 90 gallon with no dark spots. T5 has a very good light spread.