Aqua Illumination Retrofit in Canopy - Keep a couple of T5's or not?

rtolz · 09/15/2011, 06:05 PM

Hi,
My AI Sol Blues should be arriving next week, and I'll be putting them into my canopy, where I presently have 6 retrofitted T5 lamps. I see that I have space to leave 2 T5 bulbs if it makes sense. The T5's could be situated one front and one back, with the AI unit in between; or they could be 2 in the back or 2 in the front, with the AI unit occupying the remainder of the space. I was thinking of doing this so that I could perhaps use the remaining T5 fixtures for a couple of Fiji Purples. I thought of this because the only thing that I hear from time to time in my reading about the LED's is the absence of the reddish warmth that some people want.
Anybody have any experience with this? Input? Recommendations?

rehype · 09/15/2011, 08:28 PM

I would totally recommend adding some purple plus or fiji purples ive personally seen them on another reefers tank with his AI's and it looked fantastic.....really help balanced out the spectrum.

09/15/2011, 06:05 PM	#1
rtolz Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Chestnut Ridge, NY Posts: 34	Aqua Illumination Retrofit in Canopy - Keep a couple of T5's or not? Hi, My AI Sol Blues should be arriving next week, and I'll be putting them into my canopy, where I presently have 6 retrofitted T5 lamps. I see that I have space to leave 2 T5 bulbs if it makes sense. The T5's could be situated one front and one back, with the AI unit in between; or they could be 2 in the back or 2 in the front, with the AI unit occupying the remainder of the space. I was thinking of doing this so that I could perhaps use the remaining T5 fixtures for a couple of Fiji Purples. I thought of this because the only thing that I hear from time to time in my reading about the LED's is the absence of the reddish warmth that some people want. Anybody have any experience with this? Input? Recommendations?

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09/15/2011, 08:28 PM	#2
rehype Registered Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Somerset, New Jersey Posts: 835	I would totally recommend adding some purple plus or fiji purples ive personally seen them on another reefers tank with his AI's and it looked fantastic.....really help balanced out the spectrum.