Giesemann aqua pink t5

[phi delt reefer]

i think the marineland actinics aren't very blue so the giesmann pink is over powering your other bulbs.

throw out the marineland bulbs and grab two giesmann powerchrome actinic plus. They will help balance your color out.

does your tank look yellow, crisp white or slightly blue with just the halides on?

[apexifd]

darn... giesmann actinic plus are the only 2 bulbs I didn't grab on the boxing day.

tank looks just white with halide on which makes me thinks those 14,000k are more like 10,000k. luckily I bought a pair of phoenix 14,000k on boxing day

note to self: don't take the wife to LFS on boxing day, and make a shopping list.

[phi delt reefer]

yeah keep the pink bulb - you will like the color you get once you balance out your bulbs. Bite the bullet and grab the gies act plus - you'll love the colour and i believe they are a higher par bulb similar to the ati blue plus.

Swap out your halide bulbs and see if you like the color any better before you get the additional t5's. They should help shift the colour a bit.

[phi delt reefer]

as for your wife.. buy her a gift card to a store she likes close to the LFS. Park your car and part ways

[apexifd]

good advice... only problem is the 2 lfs those I usually go to. J&L & ocean aquatics, there's another around them.

J&L is in small commercial complex. OA is in a industrial park.

maybe I will put in the phoenix and see.

[randallino]

Ops double post!

[randallino]

FYI Costco is just down the street form J & L

[apexifd]

or I can drop her off @ metrotown on the way to J&L from richmond...