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02/08/2012, 12:13 PM
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Join Date: May 2011
Location: New Orleans, La
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New T5's with Coral Plus
My shipment of new T5's just got in and I bought the new coral plus to play around with. I'm really happy with it so far.
Below is my old combo: 3x Blue Plus and 1 Purple Plus  And below here is the new combo: 2x Blue Plus, 1 Purple Plus, and 1 Coral Plus  These pictures were taken a few weeks apart, but with the same white balance settings on my DSLR. The newest picture is a little cloudier, I had just scraped the glass. And if you look carefully there's a few moved corals. The color is definitely a little more crisp with a hint of red. I can really notice the difference on my elegance and my torch with the purple tips showing better.
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02/08/2012, 01:52 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Centerville, OH
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Thanks for posting the pics, the coral plus looks nice.
I've been thinking about getting a Coral Plus to replace the Aquablue special in my setup. I've got 4 Blue Plus, 1 purple plus and an aquablue special right now, and i need new bulbs badly.
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02/08/2012, 02:23 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2012
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HOW DO YOU LIKE THE CORAL PLUS? left caps lock on...wow?
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02/08/2012, 06:31 PM
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Join Date: May 2011
Location: New Orleans, La
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I like it a lot. My tank is whiter than it was with 3 blue plus. I was worried there would be too much red with the purple plus and coral plus and only 2 blue plus to balance it out. But it looks really nice, my purple corals really stand out now
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02/08/2012, 08:28 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Arizona
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thanks for posting this.. looks good.
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02/08/2012, 08:43 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Sarasota FL
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I have a 6 bulb TEK fixture. I had 4 blue + , 1 aqua blue special, and 1 purple plus. I switched out the aqua blue special with a coral plus and I absolutely love the change. Much happier with the color, I felt the aqua blue special just made it a little too white for my liking.
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90 gallon mixed reef tank with 30 gallon fuge/sump 48" TEK 6 bulb fixture with ATI bulbs. 3 Blue+, 1 Aqua Blue special, 1 Actinic, and 1 Purple + 45 gallon cube LPS and softy, AI SOL Blue |
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