T5 Lighting

[AaronOB82]

Im curious, I have a 2 bulb, 48 inch, Deep Blue T5 light fixture for my 55 gallon and im looking into getting new bulbs for it. Can anyone help me out with some suggestions? Im unsure what exactly to get. Im looking for websites and or person experience buying these lights in the past and what your personal opinions are. Thanks guys!

 

[Gopi]

I love the ATI bulbs. I have a 4 bulb fixture with 2 blue+ 1 coral+ and 1 purple+

I found these bulbs very helpful in deciding what I wanted: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-TbkPJhHkY and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OSS_PoUX6o

 

[AaronOB82]

Cool. What combo should i use in a 2 light fixture? I sae your other posts about t5s. I clicked a link you posted but they only have suggestions flr 4, 6, 8, and 10 light fixtures if im not mistaken.

 

[Gopi]

The 2nd link shows 7 combos of 2 different bulbs, so that should help you decide what you like. It really depends on what you prefer.

 

[AaronOB82]

Thank you so much! Just ordered 2 !

 

[Gopi]

cool. What combo did you decide on?

 

[AaronOB82]

True actinic & blue plus