Review on KZ T5 Bulbs

[chris88]

no worries just try and take some pictures i would love to see how they turn out. what size tank do you have?

Once up and running it will be 112gal its 72'' x 20'' x 18''.

[Blowfish]

in your previous pictures of your old bulb setup what was your bulb brands and combo?and how old were the bulbs?

[chris88]

The bulbs were 4 months old and they were:

Aqua Science
x2 22,000k
x2 17,500k
x2 15,000k

I did really like the aqua science bulbs and i had very good gowth with them.

[freddy]

Just wondering how the growth was with the kz bulbs,have to replace mine soon so just curious,thks.

[chris88]

like i said i have used tons of bulbs and they are not paying me to say anything. they growth has been awesome in my sps and zoanthids and the same as always with my lps. My sps are growing much faster to the point now that it is getting annoying to add all of the cal/alk. Colors have improved but i was expecting a lot more in the red corals because of the fiji purple. if i were to do it again i would mix the super blues with an ati blue plus and i would drop the coral lights all together and uses new gens instead.

for a 6 bulb it would look more like this.

BACK
KZ NEW GEN
KZ FIJI PURPLE
KZ SUPER BLUE
KZ NEW GEN
ATI BLUE PLUS
KZ SUPER BLUE OR FOR A WHITER LOOK ANOTHER KZ NEW GEN
FRONT

The coral light bulbs are bright but they are not as crips as the new gens and the new gens make the colors look so much nicer.

[chris88]

Here are some recent pics. Remember that i use a camera phone and I did a rescape recently. I am still impressed with KZ bulbs and I have seen tremendous growth in my sps. A few are still a bit pastel in color but i contribute that to the vinegar dosing. Let me know what you think.











AND JUST FOR FUN, THIS WAS A YEAR AGO!

[Madreefer]

Nice Tank! What a change in a year. I wish my tank could get growth like that. Awesome