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07/15/2013, 08:22 PM
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A good combo for 4t5s and MH
I'm just looking for some advice on a good bulb combo. I'm running 4 24w actinic and a 15000k 250 MH. I was lookin into ati t5s. Maybe three superblue and one purple? Any suggestions would greatly help. It's siting atop a 29 gallon tall tank. Some coral. Still new to this hobby. Thanks in advance.
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07/15/2013, 08:43 PM
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Also I couldn't go with a high wattage bulb Than what's In the fixture?
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07/16/2013, 09:14 AM
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Any help would be appreciated
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07/16/2013, 02:00 PM
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The fixture hardware is preset to theose wattages, so you have to go with them. I use 10K MH (XM DE) together with ATI True actinic T5's in my fixture (see sig). I don't mix and match the T5's. The 10K mH and actinic T5's combo gives me a nice bright sunlight ambiance. I tried a 14K MH, but that came out too blue with the actinic T5's. Unless you like it blue.
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07/16/2013, 02:46 PM
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I like the blue but I want a crisp color. I have some red and green polyps and some richordieas that I want to make pop. Been reading that the ati coral an purple plus do that? Anyone use them out there? I have a 15k MH and 4 actinic in the fixture and I want brighter/crisper looking light? And thanks for the info.
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07/16/2013, 05:23 PM
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Anyone else.
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07/18/2013, 05:09 PM
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Come on guys. And advice is appreciated.
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07/18/2013, 07:10 PM
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I found this article VERY helpful in choosing bulbs.
http://home.comcast.net/~stevelarsen...bff262371be112 Good luck!
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