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10/16/2007, 08:40 PM
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by fijiblue
[B]...with all on (2 blue+, 2 blue special, 2 pro color  NICE TANK!!!! I'm getting ready to upgrade from my 24 nano to a whopping 58RR. I am very excited and bought a used TEK 6 bulb hood. I was going to guess on the lights to put into it but after seeing fijiblue's tank----I'm a gonna copy cat his setup. Thanks.
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#153
10/16/2007, 10:48 PM
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I put in a 39 Watt KZ Corallight and it seems that it brings out the blues and in fact one of my acros tips are turning a baby blue. Anybody why this is happening?
Okay, I want to supplement my 1x250 14K Phoenix. I like the Corallight because it brings the blues out. Any other suggestions for for T5 lamps and numbers? Last question, I'm running the one T5 off an old WH5 ballast is that a good ballast to use for T5's?
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#154
10/17/2007, 01:37 AM
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The workhorse isn't great for T5's but they work. As far as the coral light try it against an ATI Aquablue. Only difference I could see in the lamps was the price
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#155
10/17/2007, 03:23 PM
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so, im new to t5 fixtures, i bought a t5 teklight, the new one with polished reflectors and better ballasts,
it came with all geismann bulbs, one of each 4 that they make. my question is, what brand bulbs should i use for best color and par? should i stick with the geismann bulbs and just replace the crappy looking dim actinic one with another blue one? or should i change to a combo of different name brands to get the best effect, including the pro color and fiji purple, and then 2 blue bulbs? (unsure which blue bulbs are the best) i plan on having this over a 24" 15-20g mixed reef with some sps, lps, and a couple rics and zoos. i prefer a bluer looking aquarium, but dont want to have more blue at the expense of par. thanks for any advice 
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#157
10/17/2007, 08:49 PM
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Yep. swap out the pure actinic for a super actinic from UVL. Other than that I wouldn't worry about the others, they are pretty good.
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#158
10/19/2007, 12:25 AM
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Yes, no actinic. T5 actinics just don't seem to work. I am actually in the process of retro fitting 2 vho actinics to my Tek hood. I hope it works.
These colors are not exact (hard to get right color balance with 3 opposite colors, but this gives you an idea. The pro colors are not that purple  [/B][/QUOTE] What order do you have these bulbs placed from front to back? |
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#159
10/19/2007, 02:05 AM
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I snaped these really quick. My camera isn't great and my coral selection sucks right now but these top 2 were taken under a single ATI actinic, no reflector
 ^^ You can see a few yellow orange centered zoos above. The ones below are yellow centers The orange zoos don't show up as well in the picture.  Top Picture is with Blue Plus and UVL super actinic. Bottom one is just the ATI actinic   The corals in the bottom two pics are starting from the right are GSP, Horn coral, blue candycane, Green Neptheria and one head of a Green Candycane (top picture only) There are a couple light green shrooms and a frogspan in there but they don't show up well in the pic. These corals glow quite nicely under the actinic. The Actinic won't bring in everything but it definatly catches greens better than the Blue Plus. The combinatiuon of the two looks really good.
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10/19/2007, 07:16 AM
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UPDATE: I changed my back light out from a Pro Color to UV SA. I also put a VHO on the front of the fixture: http://archive.reefcentral.com/forum...readid=1221511 Bulbs are now: FRONT VHO SA Blue+ ABS PC BLUE+ ABS UVSA I miss the extra red of the other PC bulb, but want to see how this works out for a while. Same PAR so doesn't really matter.
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10/19/2007, 01:46 PM
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That mod makes sense (assuming the VHO is at the back instead of front) as far as how the lamp wont glare in your eyes. I really think a single pro color should be enough. Maybe not?
If you were to cut a length of 2" PVC pipe into about a third that would make a nice reflector to direct the light from the VHO into the tank instead of the wall behind the tank.
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#162
10/22/2007, 01:08 PM
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Grim, could you give me a good 10 bulb configuration for the ATI powermodule 24"? Would like to duplicate the look of the 400W 20k Radiums.
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#163
10/22/2007, 04:06 PM
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Blue Plus Blue Plus Super Actinic Blue Plus UVL 75/25 Super Actinic Blue Plus UVL 75/25 Blue Plus Blue Plus
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10/22/2007, 04:28 PM
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Thanks, thats what i'll do first than!!
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10/22/2007, 04:31 PM
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The Blue Plus is ATI, and the Super Actinic, and the 75/25 is UV Lighting right?
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10/22/2007, 05:16 PM
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10/23/2007, 01:06 AM
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Grim, Thanks for all your hard work regarding the T-5's. I take it you don't recommend workhorse ballast. I was thinking of investing in a 48" catalina solar 6x54 T-5 set up. It has six 1 watt moon lights, individual german reflectors, and a remote for "dawn to dusk" effect. The online price is $299. This includes bulbs, but I was wondering what you would recommend for a primarily lps with a rbta ?
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10/23/2007, 01:06 AM
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Grim, Thanks for all your hard work regarding the T-5's. I take it you don't recommend workhorse ballast. I was thinking of investing in a 48" catalina solar 6x54 T-5 set up. It has six 1 watt moon lights, individual german reflectors, and a remote for "dawn to dusk" effect. The online price is $299. This includes bulbs, but I was wondering what you would recommend for a primarily lps with a rbta ?
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10/23/2007, 02:44 AM
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The anemone will need intense light. I would stick with at least a 6 lamp Tek fixture or the 5 lamp aquactinics.
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10/23/2007, 09:02 PM
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I have 4 bulb tek light on 75 with sps/ crocea clams on top third of tank, and lps softies on bottom half. current bulb set up is:
Front Blue plus Aqua blue special aqua sun Blue plus What would you recomrend to make colors pop while still allowing good growth for sps? |
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10/24/2007, 12:06 AM
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10/26/2007, 11:10 AM
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Hi Grimm,
I went with the following setup, however the Pro-Color may not be putting out enough light. front Aquablue Special Blue Plus Procolor Blue Plus Procolor What out of these bulbs would you recommend and how would you place them? 3 ATI Blue Plus 1 UVL Actinic White 1 UVL Super Actinic 1 ATI Aquablue Special 1 Procolor Have mainly LPS and some SPS place at the top of tank, want to make colors pop, but still provide enough PAR for growth. Thanks !! |
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10/26/2007, 01:18 PM
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This combo looks killer on my 24" TX5:
Front ATI Blue Plus KZ Coral Light KZ Fiji Purple KZ Coral Light ATI Blue Plus Position 1, 3, 5 come on first gives a nice blue/red color for morning/evening with the fan. Then 2, 4 come on later for the full spectrum. The design of the TX5 allows for a nice blend of colors even though "whites" are clumped together in middle with the "blues" on the end. Every color pops!
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