T5 bulbs

Sar · 04/29/2012, 09:44 AM

Which T5 are better for bright and fluorescent lighting 460nm or 420nm

918ReefCpl · 04/29/2012, 10:59 AM

This should help you out a bit with research, this fellow RC member's website gives alot of valuable information.

AKA: The Grim Reefer
http://home.comcast.net/~stevelarsen...f400644e01a3ba

Also TropTrea (RC Member) & Grim are on this thread for further T5?'s
It's so large its been split into 5 sections & has really helped me when I made the move to T5's. The information & help received from both of them has gone along way in deciding what T5's to use and how to properly utilize them.

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh....php?t=2096816

This is a direct copy from Grim's webpage:

Actinic Lamps
Actinic lamps peak around 420nm and provide violet light and some UV range light that is good at causing fluorescence, mainly noticeable in the green range many LPS and soft corals have. The good actinics IMO are UVL Super Actinic, ATI Actinic, Sfigioli Super Blue Actinic, all which have a slightly bluer look and the Giesemann Pure Actinic which is more of a violet look. I think having an actinic running with a blue lamp for dusk/dawn looks nice but once all the lamps come on they really don’t make much of a difference if you are using good blue lamps so I no longer use them.

Blue lamps
Blue Lamps peak around 460nm and provide a high level of blue light and a good amount of PAR. They actually have more PAR than daylights in some cases. They cause good fluorescence in most colors other than certain greens and are excellent at blending out the greenish yellow tint of 10K halide lamps. The good blue lamps are the ATI Blue Plus, Giesemann Actinic Plus, AquaScience 22000K Blue, Narva and Sylvania blues and the UVL 454 and Ice Cap Twilight. The Helios Super Blue is a nice lamp if you can find it.

04/29/2012, 09:44 AM	#1
Sar Moved On Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 241	T5 bulbs Which T5 are better for bright and fluorescent lighting 460nm or 420nm

04/29/2012, 10:59 AM	#2
918ReefCpl Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Glendale, Arizona Posts: 736	This should help you out a bit with research, this fellow RC member's website gives alot of valuable information. AKA: The Grim Reefer http://home.comcast.net/~stevelarsen...f400644e01a3ba Also TropTrea (RC Member) & Grim are on this thread for further T5?'s It's so large its been split into 5 sections & has really helped me when I made the move to T5's. The information & help received from both of them has gone along way in deciding what T5's to use and how to properly utilize them. http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh....php?t=2096816 This is a direct copy from Grim's webpage: Actinic Lamps Actinic lamps peak around 420nm and provide violet light and some UV range light that is good at causing fluorescence, mainly noticeable in the green range many LPS and soft corals have. The good actinics IMO are UVL Super Actinic, ATI Actinic, Sfigioli Super Blue Actinic, all which have a slightly bluer look and the Giesemann Pure Actinic which is more of a violet look. I think having an actinic running with a blue lamp for dusk/dawn looks nice but once all the lamps come on they really don’t make much of a difference if you are using good blue lamps so I no longer use them. Blue lamps Blue Lamps peak around 460nm and provide a high level of blue light and a good amount of PAR. They actually have more PAR than daylights in some cases. They cause good fluorescence in most colors other than certain greens and are excellent at blending out the greenish yellow tint of 10K halide lamps. The good blue lamps are the ATI Blue Plus, Giesemann Actinic Plus, AquaScience 22000K Blue, Narva and Sylvania blues and the UVL 454 and Ice Cap Twilight. The Helios Super Blue is a nice lamp if you can find it. Last edited by 918ReefCpl; 04/29/2012 at 11:05 AM.