T5 Lighting mixed with Power Compacts help!

xnick87 · 02/22/2014, 02:43 AM

Hey Everybody! New to posting at Reef Central but I've always used this forum for advice. After taking a 5 year break from saltwater I'm now changing my 30 oceanic cube, which is now a planted tank, to a reef.
So I've already decided on keeping the existing light fixture which is a 96 Watt quad-bulb fixture from Coralife. I also have ordered the 20" AquaticLife 2x18W T5 fixture to use on my tank as well. So, my question is... With the 96 watts of PC lighting (using the 50/50 Bulb) what 2 color bulbs should I use in the T5 fixture to make the tank more blue while still contributing to growing corals?
The 96w 50/50 bulb is half 10K and half True Actinic 03 it says. The AquaticLife T5 fixture comes with one 10k bulb and a 420/460nm actinic bulb. My options are kind of limited since the bulb size is only 18" so my choices are from the two it came with, OR a "marine 700 +10000k", a 6000k, roseate, or purple, all made by AquaticLife.
In this link: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh....php?t=1064130 you can see someones tank with just the 96w 50/50 PC fixture I have on it to get an idea of what I am starting with. Thanks in advance!!

xnick87 · 02/22/2014, 02:47 AM

just in case you didnt want to search the thread!

xnick87 · 02/22/2014, 11:10 AM

anyone?

02/22/2014, 02:43 AM	#1
xnick87 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 5	T5 Lighting mixed with Power Compacts help! Hey Everybody! New to posting at Reef Central but I've always used this forum for advice. After taking a 5 year break from saltwater I'm now changing my 30 oceanic cube, which is now a planted tank, to a reef. So I've already decided on keeping the existing light fixture which is a 96 Watt quad-bulb fixture from Coralife. I also have ordered the 20" AquaticLife 2x18W T5 fixture to use on my tank as well. So, my question is... With the 96 watts of PC lighting (using the 50/50 Bulb) what 2 color bulbs should I use in the T5 fixture to make the tank more blue while still contributing to growing corals? The 96w 50/50 bulb is half 10K and half True Actinic 03 it says. The AquaticLife T5 fixture comes with one 10k bulb and a 420/460nm actinic bulb. My options are kind of limited since the bulb size is only 18" so my choices are from the two it came with, OR a "marine 700 +10000k", a 6000k, roseate, or purple, all made by AquaticLife. In this link: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh....php?t=1064130 you can see someones tank with just the 96w 50/50 PC fixture I have on it to get an idea of what I am starting with. Thanks in advance!!

02/22/2014, 02:47 AM	#2
xnick87 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 5	just in case you didnt want to search the thread!

02/22/2014, 11:10 AM	#3
xnick87 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 5	anyone?