Need opinios on t5 bulbs

Embowe · 11/24/2007, 11:47 AM

I just got a new 48" t5 setup from a fellow reefer and do not like the bulbs that it came with (its a hydroponic fixture) The light is very yellow (6k?) I replaced 2 of the bulbs with true antics..what would be a good choice for the other 2 bulbs...10k daylight bulbs?

TXStateUnivReef · 11/24/2007, 12:04 PM

It depends on what look you are going for if you want a bright whiter looking tank go for 10K if you want bluer looking go for a higher kelvin such as 12 or 14k with the lower kelvin rating your corals will grow out faster as well. but with the higher they will have better color

Embowe · 11/24/2007, 12:49 PM

I really dont know what kelvin is in there now..I am guessin 6k because it is very yellow looking...they are "no-name" bulbs (phillips I think)

95accord · 11/24/2007, 01:01 PM

Hagen Power-glo 18K & daylight-glo 10K

my 0.02

Embowe · 11/24/2007, 05:43 PM

anyone else have suggestions,,Im looking for a "whiter" tank..but also want growth

McCrary · 11/24/2007, 06:50 PM

Putting 10K bulbs in the fixture with the actinics should provide a crisp white look with a bluer tint to it. If you go with 14K bulbs then the look is going to be pretty blue. Most fixtures seem to come standard with half 10K and half actinics.

Pitcom · 11/24/2007, 06:57 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Embowe
anyone else have suggestions,,Im looking for a "whiter" tank..but also want growth

I use Korallen Coral Light, and Fiji Purples mixed with Geisemann Actinics. This ends up producing a more white tank with fantastic coloration. I personally don't like looking at a blue tank.

McCrary · 11/24/2007, 06:59 PM

Yea, I run 10K halides and the Giesemann 420nm actinics on my 110 and I really like the color that they provide.

twon8 · 11/24/2007, 07:13 PM

ati blueplus

morishidle · 11/24/2007, 08:55 PM

ATI bulbs

Embowe · 11/25/2007, 08:50 AM

Locally I can get coralife or UVL (URI) bulbs....I am thinking of going with the UVL bulbs...

11/24/2007, 11:47 AM	#1
Embowe Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: South Jersey Posts: 331	Need opinios on t5 bulbs I just got a new 48" t5 setup from a fellow reefer and do not like the bulbs that it came with (its a hydroponic fixture) The light is very yellow (6k?) I replaced 2 of the bulbs with true antics..what would be a good choice for the other 2 bulbs...10k daylight bulbs?

11/24/2007, 12:04 PM	#2
TXStateUnivReef Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Rosenberg Texas Posts: 197	It depends on what look you are going for if you want a bright whiter looking tank go for 10K if you want bluer looking go for a higher kelvin such as 12 or 14k with the lower kelvin rating your corals will grow out faster as well. but with the higher they will have better color __________________ -Chris 90 gallon

11/24/2007, 01:01 PM	#4
95accord Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Fredericton Posts: 623	Hagen Power-glo 18K & daylight-glo 10K my 0.02 __________________ when life passes you by....downshift Current Tank Info: Reef 2.0 - 45 Osaka cube

11/24/2007, 06:50 PM	#6
McCrary Can't Stop Time Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 3,079	Putting 10K bulbs in the fixture with the actinics should provide a crisp white look with a bluer tint to it. If you go with 14K bulbs then the look is going to be pretty blue. Most fixtures seem to come standard with half 10K and half actinics. __________________ Matt Patience is the best remedy for every trouble. Titus Maccius Plautus (254 BC - 184 BC), Rudens

11/24/2007, 06:59 PM	#8
McCrary Can't Stop Time Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 3,079	Yea, I run 10K halides and the Giesemann 420nm actinics on my 110 and I really like the color that they provide. __________________ Matt Patience is the best remedy for every trouble. Titus Maccius Plautus (254 BC - 184 BC), Rudens

11/24/2007, 12:49 PM	#3
Embowe Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: South Jersey Posts: 331	I really dont know what kelvin is in there now..I am guessin 6k because it is very yellow looking...they are "no-name" bulbs (phillips I think)

11/24/2007, 05:43 PM	#5
Embowe Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: South Jersey Posts: 331	anyone else have suggestions,,Im looking for a "whiter" tank..but also want growth

11/24/2007, 07:13 PM	#9
twon8 Formally registered membe Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: slightly sw of richmond, va Posts: 5,920	ati blueplus __________________ Anthony Richmond Reef Club "and as things fell apart, nobody paid much attention." Not building a wall but making a brick Current Tank Info: 300g DD display, 60g frag tank

11/24/2007, 08:55 PM	#10
morishidle Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 97	yo ATI bulbs

11/25/2007, 08:50 AM	#11
Embowe Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: South Jersey Posts: 331	Locally I can get coralife or UVL (URI) bulbs....I am thinking of going with the UVL bulbs...