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I guess you could alternate Aquablue and Blueplus T5's and get an even look from the sides. I really like adding a few GE Daylights in there myself but the 50/50 mix will work. Running the T5's you should be good for SPS in the upper two thirds of the tank or so. I don't know if I would try the super color Maxima's on the bottom but the less light demanding clams will be OK.
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I am thinking about using the following bulbs (not in the order listed) : GE 6500K Daylight (4) 11000K Aquablue Special (6) Actinic/Blue Plus (10) Pure Actinic 03 (maybe 4) I would like a bluish tint around 14kish (maybe a little more blue, but not 20k)... Shawn |
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I wouldn't mess with the actinics. Probably try something like this:
Front Blueplus Aquablue GE Bluepus Aquablue GE Blueplus Aquablue GE Blueplus Aquablue Blueplus Or reverse the order for a more blue look.
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I concur doctor.
I was running the same amount of bulbs and watts that I am now and I experienced quite a bit of coraline bleaching just by going retro and adding the individual reflectors. They make that much of a difference. -Justin |
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My coraline will grow back right? what type of clam would you reccomend grim? Thanks a lot man you are great!!!
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Hit someone else about the clam, maybe the nano forum. I personally wouldn't try a clams in that small of a tank but that hardly means it couldn't be done.
The coraline will grow back.
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Grim, the main display is only 10 gallons, but the sump/refugium is 30 gallons. That means a total of like 45 gallon (ingluding skimmer, filter, and plumbing) i just needd to know what type of clam .. but i will ask someone else.
Tyhnaks
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Research into a Hippopus hippopus clam, there more low light tolerant.
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Well, switched to T5's yesterday (Having Premium Aquatics in town makes it way too easy to spend money!). Got the 4x24W Finnex and I am already loving it. The zoa's orange is already starting to come out again. Part f it is certainly the actinics, but the colors are phenomenal again. I think my tank looks a bit bluer now, before it seemed a bit yellow. I like the new look so much better. Just wanted to put in my approval of T5s for anyone reading along.
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Can you snap a pic of that Finnex hood on your tank? I'm interested in seeing what it looks like.
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here is my tnk with new light, Grim
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Here's my FTS with the new light. It's actually quite a bit bluer, I was playing with white balance.
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Nice. Are you guys happy with the color and the light output of the fixture? Do these have dual switches for dawn to dusk? I'm guessing no moonlight, but that can be added easy enough.
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I'm running 2 Aquablue and 2 Actinic Plus. THe Actinix plus gives it a blu-ish color. So far, I don't really mind it. It's a softer look, and I really didn't like the more yellow I got from the PCs I had. Thing is I can always change bulbs and change the overall color.
And yes, there are 2 switches. No moonlight, but I just have the coralife one from before that I'm using for now. |
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Nice tanks. You "short" people crack me up
SR, grab a GE 6500K Daylight and swap it in there for one of your aquablues and see what you think. They are dirt cheap and it doesn't hurt to have a spare lamp laying around. Your tank wouldn't look quite as blue but you will get more natural looking colors. It really pops red and yellow colors in the tank better.
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Guys with the Finnex hood - 1 more question.
Is there any space in there to put in some reflectors? I'm assuming this hood does not have individual reflectors, right? |
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i think that there is a lot that can be done in the way of putting in reflectors. there is a lot of space around the bulbs for added reflectors
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The reflectors are 2 1/4" wide. on a 4 lamp hood you need 10" of space to install them. Judging by the pics there isn't even close to enough room but I could be wrong.
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Grim, I am setting up a 150 gallon starboard 48x30x24" w/ a 20 gallon frag tank 48x12x9". All ballasts and reflectors will be Icecap. The lighting on the main tank will be 6 T5 on Icecap ballasts(12 hours a day), and 2 x 250 DE MH 14K (4 hours a day). The frag tank will have 2 T5 bulbs run 12 hours a day reverse cycle. This is how I plan to light this setup
Display tank Blueplus Aquablue Blueplus MH MH GE Daylight Aquablue Blueplus Frag tank GE Daylight Blueplus Please let me know what you think about this plan. Thanks, Bill
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Sounds nice. If it were me I'd run XM 10K halides as long as you have all those Blueplus T5's to "blue up" the look. I'd run the 3 blueplus lamps on one ballast and the GE and Aquablues on the other and time them like this.
10 AM: Blueplus on 11 am GE/Aquablues on 2 PM Halides on 3 PM GE/Aquablues off 5 PM GE/Aquablues on 6 PM Halides Off 9 PM GE/Aquablues off 10PM Blueplus off You would get a lot of different intensites like that. Would be interesting to see how the corals would react.
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Display tank Blueplus 430 Aquablue 660 GE Daylight 660 MH MH 14Ks DE GE Daylight 660 Aquablue 660 Blueplus 430 Frag tank GE Daylight 430#2 Blueplus 430#2 This is the photo period I think I will run. I want the highest intensity midday. You had lower intensity for two hours midday? 12 PM 2 Blueplus on / Frag tank lighting off 1 PM 2 GE/2Aquablues on 4 PM 2 250 DE 14K MH on 8 PM 2 250 DE 14K MH off 11PM 2 GE/2Aquablues off 12AM 2 Blueplus off / Frag tank lighting on |
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Actually I was going for 2 miday peaks but what ever. Not a huge difference. I am not a fan of Ice Cap halide ballasts simply because they can't run a PAR monster lamp like an XM. Either way you will be good.
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what would be a good setup for a 55g tank? id prefer the "14k look". im currently keeping softies, a LTA, some zoanthids, LPS in the near future, and if new T5's allow some SPS. i'd like to get better color out of my corals than what im getting out of my 260w PC, can T5's do this? thanks
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2 blueplus 1 aquablue and i aquablue would be my choice.
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