Wanna double check my lighting choice ?

alizarin · 11/20/2006, 11:37 AM

Here's what I'm planning to order today or tomorow:

I've got a 40 breeder (36 long x 15 tall x 18 wide) with a 1x150w 10k metal halide. Corals are LPS and soft with mushrooms, eventually I'll add some SPS - so, very mixed reef.

If nobody told me different I was going to supplement the halide with 2x39w T5s:
1xGiesemann Actinic Plus (which is the same as ATI Blue Plus right?)
1xUVL Super Actinic

and maybe buy an extra Giesemann Actinic 03 just to try all the blue bulbs out. That is all of them right?

...And run them on a Triad ballast (have it on the way already).

Any thoughts on those bulb colors in combination with my 10k 150w halide?

Any danger of all that extra actinic/blue being too much for light sensitive mushrooms?

jag1979 · 11/20/2006, 04:27 PM

I like the ATI blue plus, i run 3 of those in 5' w/ my 3 250 10k mh's...I think its different then the Gman actinic plus

iamquockie · 11/20/2006, 04:30 PM

they're two seperate companies now.

horkn · 11/20/2006, 06:05 PM

the ati actinic + is a little better than the geiseman blue+. PAR wise...

other tha that, not much different really. since you will have a MH, i really wouldnt worry about it.

b+ a uvl SA and a 10k Mh will work and look great on that 40

alizarin · 11/20/2006, 11:24 PM

Sweet! Thanks for the input =)

11/20/2006, 11:37 AM	#1
alizarin Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 869	Wanna double check my lighting choice ? Here's what I'm planning to order today or tomorow: I've got a 40 breeder (36 long x 15 tall x 18 wide) with a 1x150w 10k metal halide. Corals are LPS and soft with mushrooms, eventually I'll add some SPS - so, very mixed reef. If nobody told me different I was going to supplement the halide with 2x39w T5s: 1xGiesemann Actinic Plus (which is the same as ATI Blue Plus right?) 1xUVL Super Actinic and maybe buy an extra Giesemann Actinic 03 just to try all the blue bulbs out. That is all of them right? ...And run them on a Triad ballast (have it on the way already). Any thoughts on those bulb colors in combination with my 10k 150w halide? Any danger of all that extra actinic/blue being too much for light sensitive mushrooms?

11/20/2006, 04:27 PM	#2
jag1979 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 982	I like the ATI blue plus, i run 3 of those in 5' w/ my 3 250 10k mh's...I think its different then the Gman actinic plus __________________ clowns, bi-color pseudo, coral beauty, yellow tang GBTA, crocea clam xenia, various polyps/zoa's, candy cane, tree leather, frogspawn, torch, various mushrooms, green/red plate, birdsnest Current Tank Info: 180 AGA, tunze 6100, 6025 and 6060, 3 x 250 mh's, 3 x 80 t5's, ASM G4+

11/20/2006, 06:05 PM	#4
horkn Registered Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: milwaukee wisconsin Posts: 4,125	the ati actinic + is a little better than the geiseman blue+. PAR wise... other tha that, not much different really. since you will have a MH, i really wouldnt worry about it. b+ a uvl SA and a 10k Mh will work and look great on that 40 __________________ people write stupid things in this space Current Tank Info: 200g DIY wood reef, 2x 250w SE 10k MH 2x80 t5ho, 75g sump, Geo Ca RX, ASD 6" recirc skimmer

11/20/2006, 04:30 PM	#3
iamquockie Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: dfw Posts: 276	they're two seperate companies now.

11/20/2006, 11:24 PM	#5
alizarin Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 869	Sweet! Thanks for the input =)