T5 Lighting combo

[CSlay79]

I am fooling around with finding a good light combo of bulbs on my Aquaticlife T5, 4 bulb fixture. I think white just washes color away so I like more of a blue look. Right now I have 2 stock 420/460nm bulbs, a geisman actinic+, and a geisman Aqua Blue. The colors look great under all lights and for actincs only I have the Actinic+ and 420/460nm. Any suggestions I prob will replace the stock 420/460nm but with what I don't know yet.

 

[TopNotchCorals]

I would go with 3xBlue+ and 1 fiji purple,I am running 4xblue+,1 fiji purple,and 1 aquablue special, has a very nice crisp blue look.

 

[CSlay79]

Three of the actinic+ and I have a geisman pure actinic which is purple is that the same as Fiji purple ? And it's a mixed reef too. Acros, LPS, SPS, chalice, and softies mainly some xenia, which I want to get out, zoos and Kenya tree had 2 clams and both died I think something was irritating the both died bout month apart other than that eveything is great

 

[johnanddawn]

no the fiji is not the same as an actinic - some swear by it, but i don't use them

because the pure actinic bulbs are not very bright to the eye, running an actinic doesn't add much blue (but maybe some pop?) and tends to make it look more white so;

if you want more blue:
actinic +
actinic +
aquablue
actinic +

a little more white=
actinic
actinic +
aquablue
actinic +

if you want to try the fiji - you could try it in place of any of the others (likely the aquablue or actinic)

the second one is the combo i run on my daughters 50 breeder and it is very nice

 

[jvalentine]

ULV Super Actinic
KV Fiji Purple
ATI Blue +
ULV Super Actinic

it looks amazing

 

[CSlay79]

I should state that I just switched from the stock bulbs which was 2 700nm & 2 420/460 to what I have now which is more blue than stock light, I think I may try the 3 actinic+ and a aquablue, if I don't would the combo I have now, 2 420/460nm, actinc+, and aquablue be good? How would growth be?

 

[knoxvegas]

Not sure what the par value of the AquaticLife 420/460 bulb is. I've never been able to find par values for those bulbs. I'm curious how does the appearance of the AquaticLife 420/460 compare to the Gmann actinic+? Really they are both actinic combo bulbs but I am assuming the par value is less than the Gmann.

 

[knoxvegas]

Not sure what the par value of the AquaticLife 420/460 bulb is. I've never been able to find par values for those bulbs. I'm curious how does the appearance of the AquaticLife 420/460 compare to the Gmann actinic+? Really they are both actinic combo bulbs but I am assuming the par value is less than the Gmann.

 

[CSlay79]

The Gmann is more blue than the aquaticlife bulbs, I have had all stock bulbs in there until the other day when I first posted this, and everything grew fast and looked good under actinics, but the 2 700nm 10k bulbs just washes out the color I want good color and still good growth. What would be best combo for that? What I got now looks good, but don't know how growth will be.... Any more suggestions ??

Currently running front to back:
420/460 aquaticlife
Gmann aquablue+
Gmann actinic+
420/460 aquaticlife

 

[DML08]

14k look
Blue+
KZ fiji purple
Aquablue special
Blue+

20k
Blue+
KZ fiji purple
Blue+
Blue+

Both will look awesome..