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Unread 10/17/2006, 06:34 AM   #1
miatawnt2b
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t5 question - need to "blue" my tank - blue plus or actinic?

I am currently running 10,000k 54W t5's on my 90, and the tank looks very yellow to me. I was debating on changing 2 of the bulbs (6 bulb setup) with a blue plus and an actinic. Is this a good approach or should I go with 2 blue plus or 2 actinic?


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Unread 10/17/2006, 06:41 AM   #2
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my 6 bulb setup is 2x6500, 3 actnic + and 1 aqua blue 11k


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Unread 10/17/2006, 09:08 AM   #3
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I run 3 actinic + and 3 pure blue and it is beautiful and still very bright


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Unread 10/17/2006, 11:53 AM   #4
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change 3 bulbs to bluer spectrums

2 may not get the desired amount of blue, but, this is purely subjective.

i would try one UVL SA and 2 ati actinic + or if you only want to swap 2 of the 10ks, then go 1 UVL SA, and 1 ati actinic +


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