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Old 03-20-2006, 02:03 PM
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I run my T-5's with my ICE CAP 660 2 48" bulbs and man it s bright over my 170...
I love them great color too and the actinic's are realy bright too .
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Old 03-20-2006, 03:53 PM
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exee: Please post pictures of your tank lit by your T5's!

asmodeus: What bulb combination are you using? Those actinics, are they Pure Actinic or Actinic+?

I am running a 6 x 54W HO T5 retro kit that I built into a DIY hood. The whole setup with bulbs cost me $586, shipped from ReefGeek. I will take some pictures of my tank when I get a chance but I would love to see some other pictures of Canadian T5 powered reefs.

I am using 1 Daylight, 2 Actinic+ and 3 BluePlus(11000K) bulbs and I think my tank looks very bright, but also a little washed out. I wonder if I could supplement the T5's with 40 or 50 super bright blue LEDs... hmmm
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Old 03-20-2006, 04:08 PM
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asmodeus, what are you using for reflectors for your t5s?
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Old 03-20-2006, 08:51 PM
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Well the bulbs are 12 K i bought them from Ivan on aquaria .ca.

THe reflectors that I'm using at the PFO reflectors i ahve 2 2' foot ones going the lenght they are screwed to gether works pretty good .

I aslo have the reflectro that i bought for them doug borrowed them and using them for his actinic's.. I loved them when i had them on my 62 gal.

the actinic that i ran were the pure actinic they were really bright too.
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