best t5ho 2 bulb combos for supplimental lighting?
 

what is the best t5ho 2 bulb combos for supplimental lighting? i am currently running 14k phoenix bulbs and am looking to put in some actinics but am unsure of what would look good for colors. i need some suggestions for what brand and color. i think i am gonna try kz fiji purple and another unknown bulb. any suggestions.

Giessmann pure actinic?

subscribing to this thread im in the exact same boat also, thinking fiji purple and maybe a giesemann blue plus with 10k mh.

reason i am having trouble is beacause there are so many variations of actinics and because i dont have first hand experience with them i dont know how they look so i am just looking for suggestions on a combo.

Fiji purples are actually rather white to the eye. Alone they would not give you much blue.

Are you looking for actinic just to get you corals to fluoresce, planning to run as dusk/dawn?

both fluorescence and dusk/dawn but mainly for fluorescence and color. they will be on timers. will come on 1-2 hours before my mh and shut down 1-2 hours after my mh. i will have a 2x24 strip running on either side of my middle pendant. not sure if that would be too much supplimental but i would need 2 strips to even out the color on both sides. i was thinking kz fiji purple for its reds and another bulb for its blues but am open to suggestions
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f2...e/IMG_3590.jpg

I have 10 or 12 used T5 HO bulbs all are one year old and some 6 month old.
all are Giesemann 36" and all in original packaging nice and clean.
http://www.jlaquatics.com/info/378/G...+HO+Bulbs.html
You can have em all for $9 and see wich ones you like for color etc.
KZ purple is purple and you may not like it as a suplement, i bet actinics or super blues will be your choice in the end.

thanks but i would be running 4 24" bulbs. the fixtures i ordered wouldnt fit 36" unless i took it apart.

so is the kz fpurp quite white or purp, getting two different opinions here. just want to make sure as i like a crisp white look with pop in my colors.