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    Posted: October 19 2010 at 1:03pm
I have a 6 x 24W ATI Sunpower. The bulbs I ordered with it are:

3 ATI B+
1 ATI Aquablue Plus
1 GE 6500 Daylight
1 ATI Purple Plus

Any recommendations on what order I should put them in for the best results?

Thanks in advance.
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I'd put the daylight in the middle, the purple in the back and the blue in the front spot.  Put the 3ati b+ on the outside edges and one in the middle.

But that's just me, and I don't know why I'd do it that way.
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Hey it's worth a shot. Thanks. I'm new to T5's so while I received input on which bulbs, I really don't know much about placement.
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I would do
Front
Blue+
Blue+
Purple +
6500k
Blue+
Aquablue
Back

Your tank will be pretty close to 50/50... I would say 10k-12k or so

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Thanks. Looking for a 12-14K bulb look so I may have to replace the 65K with another blue.
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You could always pull the 6500k and try a Uvl super actinic or maybe an actinic white?
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Ati Blue Plus
ATI Purple Plus
ATI Blue plus
GE 6500k
ATI Blue Plus
ATI aquablue

You want the purple towards the front or the red won't strike the viewing side of the corals. Aquablues are really just used to brighten things up so they work great in the back.
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Ryan nailed it.....keep in mind the "viewing side" of the tank when it comes to bulb order...keep that purple bulb on the first half of the fixture so it helps the reds pop a little to the viewer....and if you can stretch out the blue pluses between the other bulbs would also be preferred....it also helps to config the bulbs how you plan to run the fixture....a purple plus and blue plus work great as a combo for running an hour or so before and after the rest of the lamps are running...
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Thanks. I'll give Ryan's combo a shot!
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Thanks Ryan. Moving that purple to the front and spreading out the blue+'s really made my tank pop. Wish I could get a pic that represented the color. Think I'll still end up replacing the 65K with another blue eventually though.
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