anyone running t5, mh, and vho on one tank?

Charlie97L · 12/06/2006, 09:17 AM

i was wondering if anyone was doing this, and what your success was?

on my 90, i have 2x250w mh with 10K xm, and 220w super actinic VHO. i have a 2 bulb 36" t5 retro layin around, and i want a little more blue. do you think tossing that on with blue plus bulbs would do well?

i also tossed around the idea of getting xm20K bulbs and having 10K or 6500K bulbs in the t5 retro.

opinions? I'm looking for good growth and color. 20K plus VHO is too blue... if i went with the 10K t5s also, would that cut the blue at all?

thanks, you guys are really helpful!

Charlie97L · 12/06/2006, 01:09 PM

anybody?

i'm going to try out vho actinics, actinic plus, and xm 10ks. i'll post pics.

IndyMatt · 12/06/2006, 01:21 PM

I wasn't happy with color when I had 10k Halides and VHO actinics. I went to 14k Hamiltons and the VHOS and liked the color. Now I am experimenting with T-5's and MH to see if I can get a good compromise. If you use the 10K T-5's it would cut the blue down a lot from the 20K Halides. I put two actinic white and two super actinic T-5's with my Hamilton 14k Bulbs and it was too white for me. I am exchanging one of the White Actinics out tonight to see how 3 Super Actinics and 1 White Actinic looks with the Hamiltons.

Charlie97L · 12/06/2006, 01:48 PM

thanks! i'll play around with it.... i just wanted to see if anyone had any experience.

12/06/2006, 09:17 AM	#1
Charlie97L Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Clarksburg, MD Posts: 379	anyone running t5, mh, and vho on one tank? i was wondering if anyone was doing this, and what your success was? on my 90, i have 2x250w mh with 10K xm, and 220w super actinic VHO. i have a 2 bulb 36" t5 retro layin around, and i want a little more blue. do you think tossing that on with blue plus bulbs would do well? i also tossed around the idea of getting xm20K bulbs and having 10K or 6500K bulbs in the t5 retro. opinions? I'm looking for good growth and color. 20K plus VHO is too blue... if i went with the 10K t5s also, would that cut the blue at all? thanks, you guys are really helpful! __________________ Getting set back up!

12/06/2006, 01:09 PM	#2
Charlie97L Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Clarksburg, MD Posts: 379	anybody? i'm going to try out vho actinics, actinic plus, and xm 10ks. i'll post pics. __________________ Getting set back up!

12/06/2006, 01:48 PM	#4
Charlie97L Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Clarksburg, MD Posts: 379	thanks! i'll play around with it.... i just wanted to see if anyone had any experience. __________________ Getting set back up!

12/06/2006, 01:21 PM	#3
IndyMatt Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Indy Posts: 568	I wasn't happy with color when I had 10k Halides and VHO actinics. I went to 14k Hamiltons and the VHOS and liked the color. Now I am experimenting with T-5's and MH to see if I can get a good compromise. If you use the 10K T-5's it would cut the blue down a lot from the 20K Halides. I put two actinic white and two super actinic T-5's with my Hamilton 14k Bulbs and it was too white for me. I am exchanging one of the White Actinics out tonight to see how 3 Super Actinics and 1 White Actinic looks with the Hamiltons.