T5 lights.... too many to choose... what combination....what brand???

[zum14]

Originally Posted by chris88

KZ SUPERBLUE
KZ NEW GEN
KZ SUPERBLUE
KZ CORAL LIGHT

OR

ATI BLUE PLUS
ATI AQUA BLUE
ATI BLUE PLUS
KZ FIJI PURPLE

KZ's coral light has 6% of its spectrum in red so you may not need to run a fiji pruple with them. The fiji purple is a nice bulb but it can be overpowering in a 4 bulb set up. It makes your tank look a little purpleish. Either of these set ups will give you some good growth and color. Or you could mix them up like this.

KZ SUPER BLUE
ATI AQUA BLUE
KZ FIJI PURPLE
ATI BLUE PLUS

Any of these three are going to give you great results.

Thanks! Is that the order you would run them in?? I hate seeing them blue shadows i get now, One because there not good lights, two im probably running too many actinics looking at what your suggesting. I dont have to have a fiji purple, just thought it was one of those things that helped thats all.

Originally Posted by svaningen

I have from front to back:

kz superblue
UVL actinic white
Ati aquablue special
kz superblue

Thanks, Ill look into the UVL line a bit, availability is mostly the problem for me and im going to try to make the purchase all from one place.

Originally Posted by kien

I have it on good authority that the colour cast in Kien's FOWLR is achieved with the following combination..

KZ Coral Light New Gen (15K)
KZ Superblue (22K)
KZ Coral Light (10K)
KZ Coral LIght (10K)
KZ Superblue (22K)
KZ Coral Light Gen Gen (15K)

He used to have a couple of fiji purples in the mix but hated them so took them out and opted for more of a growth spectrum with 10Ks, while balancing out with 22Ks and 15Ks, giving an overall 14/15K(ish) cast.

Thats funny. So being that you have that amazing wonderful powermodule with 6 slots on it to make it so beautiful, if you had to remove 2, which 2 would go? Thanks again.

[kien]

If I only had a 4 bulb I would take out one of the 22Ks and one of the 10Ks.

So probably something like.

KZ Coral Light New Gen (15K)
KZ Superblue (22K)
KZ Coral Light (10K)
KZ Coral Light New Gen (15K)

Lighting choice is such a personal thing though. What one person likes another person will hate. It all depends on how your tank is layed out. Where your corals are placed, etc.

[zum14]

Originally Posted by kien

If I only had a 4 bulb I would take out one of the 22Ks and one of the 10Ks.

So probably something like.

KZ Coral Light New Gen (15K)
KZ Superblue (22K)
KZ Coral Light (10K)
KZ Coral Light New Gen (15K)

Lighting choice is such a personal thing though. What one person likes another person will hate. It all depends on how your tank is layed out. Where your corals are placed, etc.

Well that sounds pretty awesome to me, Ill post a pic of my tank on here tonight and see if maybe that helps. I do agree that lighting is pretty personal but I like yours so thats enough for me to at least try it. Thanks again.

[chris88]

UVL actinic white and the fiji purple are very similar in color. Both of them look pinkish. The UVL bulb as a broder spectrum and the fiji purple has more red and blue. You can go wrong with KZ bulbs in my opinion. Its what i know run and i love it.

[ElGuappo]

my 4 bulb tanks i run

2 coral light (yellowish)
2 new gen coral light.(Blueish)

decent color and growth.

[zum14]

Not sure if this helps you decide but this is what the tank looks like right now. My acan and pocillipora are still on a shelf till the shrimps are gone.