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jaa1456

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This is my first T5 set up that Im gonna use. It is a 6x39 current nova extreme. I'm curious to what combo of bulbs other members use in there T5 fixtures. It is going on a 65 gallon tank. I bought 5 new bulbs which are 2 ATI Aquablue, 2 ATI BLue plus and 1 Fiji purple. I was gonna use one actinic or a 10k white as the other bulb, depending which look I liked better. What combo are you guys running your t5 fixtures in?
bulb 1 actinic
#2 aquablue
#3 blue plus
#4 aqua blue
#5 Fiji purple
#6 blue plus
I might have the aqua and blue plus reversed, I didn't look at the fixture when writing this and I forget which bulb is which at the moment.
 

adamt

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westchester ny
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I have a 4 bulb wave point fixture and im running a 2x 12000k, a 460 actinic, and a red wave bulb similiar to the fiji purple. I play with it a lot, and im still looking for the perfect combo of growth/color. I'd like to find a 20,000k bulb and replace the 1 of the 12,000k with that and swap out the 460 for a 420. W/e you do just make sure you have enough white light in the tank to grow the corals u want to keep (up to 20 inches deep i believe 6500k gives you the most growth, but its a very yellow light) all of the actinics and real blue bulbs are more for color than for growth.
 

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