T5 Bulb Suggestion

Kevotron · #1 12-27-2009, 11:12 PM

I called J&L and they said the 48" 22k Aquascience is discontinued

lorenz0 · #2 12-28-2009, 02:22 AM

WHAT!!!!

k well AS just gave me a reason to switch to ati if this is true. Those are honestly my favorite bulbs. the only place to get ati bulbs is progressive reef in victoria. Also give red coral a call, i believe they might still have some in. Next best thing to them is Giesemann actinic Plus

dreef · #3 12-28-2009, 02:57 AM

I to noticed that J&L didn't carry the 54 watt 22K,but found them at reef perfection.And they prices compare to the sale price at J&L

kien · #4 12-28-2009, 03:52 AM

Red coral does not have any in :-(

I just bought a 6 bulb tek and was hoping to run AS 22ks as well but Kevin was all out. If it is true that they are discontinued then I may have to look at alternatives as well.. I run them on my MH/T5 combo fixture too and they are my fav bulbs also.

Kevotron · #5 12-28-2009, 06:53 AM

Instead of the 22k i went with the Giesmann Actinic +
2 of them + 2 fiji purple + 4 new gen
im anxious to see what they will look like on my tank.. compared to the MH i had.

fishytime · #6 12-28-2009, 03:50 PM

I would ditch the Fiji purps.....they do very little (comparatively speaking)as far as usable par and the red spectrum will encourage algae growth....although they do make the colors "pop".....you might as well got a six bulb unit

fencer · #7 12-28-2009, 04:23 PM

I have been using URI VHO 75.25 and Actinincs. They give a very nice color as well. These are on T12 but I have ordered the T5's to see if they do the same thing