T5 light bulbs

[Rmonson]

What do you think the best 6 bulb combination would be for a mixed reef tank?

 

[kacrocorals581]

4 ati blue + purple+ aqua blue special

 

[Greenstreet.1]

4 bulb ATI +blue +coral plus +purple plus x2

 

[cbc4447]

4 ati blue + purple+ aqua blue special

this is what I use and recommend

 

[jeremy]

4 blue plus 2 coral plus

 

[Aqua fire/medic]

So many different combos you can run for a mixed reef as long as you have proper coral placement. I like the 4 blue + 1 purple + 1 coral +

 

[petraio]

5 blu+ 1 purple plus! get spa to color up amzinlly i have 8x54 my combo 6 bue+ 2 purple plus

 

[MBG75]

3blue+
2coral+
1purple+

Nice for taking pics too.

 

[Rmonson]

It seems like 4 blues would be a little too much blue. But ATI is the way to go?

 

[jtucker022187]

Ultimately it depends on your taste and what you like. You're going to get growth with almost every combo. Some people like more of the blueish look some like whiter. Your actinics are going to be vital in growth though. I would suggest getting pics, cause you can put the bulb combo in one way and switch the bulbs around and you have a different tint.

My setup is as follows from front to back giesmann actinic, wave point coral wave, giesmann actinic, wave point red wave, giesmann aquablue+, giesmann actinic.

This is what my tank looks like

 

[Rmonson]

Nice tank!! Now I have 3 blues 2 10000ks and one uvl aquasun but I wanted to try a different kind of bulb. I like what my tanks looks like now so I think I'll go 3 blues.

 

[jtucker022187]

Ati or giesmann, I have used wave point and had great growth

 

[tanked37]

I run 1 10k white, 4 blues, 1 purple. Seems most don't do the white just mostly blue. Honestly only high light sps' do well in my tank. Even star polyp and mushrooms only do well under rocks or on sides of rocks out of direct light. Should I change my lights at all.

 

[jtucker022187]

Depends on what you want to keep, if you want softies then yes

 

[reefndude]

I use 4 blue+ 1 purple and 1 coral+
Just switched coral+ from ge6500k.
I personally wanted a little bluer look. This combo gave me good coral and growth in my mixed tank

 

[Rmonson]

Do any of you have pictures of your tanks with these light combinations that you could put up on here?

 

[jtucker022187]

Ultimately it depends on your taste and what you like. You're going to get growth with almost every combo. Some people like more of the blueish look some like whiter. Your actinics are going to be vital in growth though. I would suggest getting pics, cause you can put the bulb combo in one way and switch the bulbs around and you have a different tint.

My setup is as follows from front to back giesmann actinic, wave point coral wave, giesmann actinic, wave point red wave, giesmann aquablue+, giesmann actinic.

This is what my tank looks like

Here is mine again

 

[petraio]

this is mine tank

​this my tank with 6 blue+ and 2 purple plus hope should help this combo has reduced algae growth as well!