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Posted: March 23 2015 at 11:44am |
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I need to order 4 new 24" t5 bulbs for my mixed nano. Just wanted opinions as to brand and what colors I should buy!
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Posted: March 23 2015 at 12:05pm |
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ATI hands down
I'd go with 3 Blue Plus and a Purple Plus
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Posted: March 23 2015 at 12:06pm |
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ATI bulbs. 2 blue+, 1 purple+, 1 coral+. Then arrange so that you get the color cast the way you want it in the tank.
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Posted: March 23 2015 at 12:06pm |
Colors are really personal preference... I don't like my tank too blue cause it hurts my eyes. As far as brands go I would stick with either ATI or geissman. The coralife bulbs are decent but the colors look a bit off to me. Don't buy anything ZooMed those bulbs burn out to easily.
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Posted: March 23 2015 at 12:24pm |
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If i go with 2 blue and the actinic or something like that is my tank going to look super blue? I also have a nice blue actinic LED that is over the tank so I dont need a TON of blue, I want a nice look and some good coral growth. Is Blue+ a blue looking bulb or more like 14k?
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Posted: March 23 2015 at 12:25pm |
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+1 on ATI
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Posted: March 23 2015 at 1:00pm |
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The colors I recommended will give you about a 16000K look. If you go with Krazie's, you'll get about a 12-14000K look.
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Posted: March 23 2015 at 1:01pm |
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I have four Blue+, a Purple+, and a Coral+ on my hospital tank, and it's pretty white.
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Posted: March 23 2015 at 3:37pm |
I have 2 actinic, 1 blue + and 1 coral pro front to back actinic blue + coral pro actinic
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Posted: March 23 2015 at 4:33pm |
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Thank you everyone you're awesome!
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Posted: March 23 2015 at 4:41pm |
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I'm currently running
Front to back
Blue+
Actinic
Purple+
Blue+
This set up is pretty blue
I was previously running a Coral+ bulb in the actinic spot. It's less blue but definitely pops. I started a T5 thread in equipment that has good info from John and Nikki.
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