[The Grim Reefer]

Originally posted by blide
Oh oh oh... Do me....

20H Small Ricordia/SPS tank

Currently using a 250mh XM 20K - Electronic Ballast (ARO)

I was using a Hamilton 14k and my SPS colors were looking great, but my ricordia had less color (No Actinics). So I switched to a 20K bulb and now my rics have tons of color and my SPS don't look as good.

I'm thinking about doing T5's now can you recommend a small 24X4 setup and bulb combo to get the best of both worlds (14K and 20K). Thanks a lot for your time...

First things first, must pay tribute to your avitar





It's a lot easier to use the T5's to add blue because then you can use them for dusk/dawn. To cure your current issue you would want to add red and yellow so say a UVL Aquasun or UVL Pro Color and a GE daylight but they will look like crap running alone. I would grin and bare it with the 20K until its time for a new halide then go back to a 10K. Get a standard Tek 2x24 watt retro with 1 UVL Super Actinic and 1 ATI Blue Plus. The 10K halide and Blue Actinic T5 is going to be the best look.