t5 54w which ones are good

[Myka]

What type of corals? How deep is the tank? Do you prefer towards 20,000 Kelvin or more towards 10,000K?

[donkey77]

i like the blues mix reef
my tank is a shallow reef, 5 feet by 3 feet 12'' high

[donkey77]

i was thinking like 4 fiji purples and something else

[gregzz4]

Originally Posted by donkey77

i like the blues mix reef
my tank is a shallow reef, 5 feet by 3 feet 12'' high

You'll need to raise that fixture up high, or run it for quite a short time. Otherwise you'll bleach anything bleachable

[canadianbudz604]

I read that a good combo for a 8 bulb light is 4 super blues, 2 coral light plus 2nd gen, one Fiji purple and one 6500k ge bulb.

[KPG007]

I just picked up an 8 bulb T5 two weeks ago. Bought it with ATI bulbs. Here's the order:

Front:
Blue Plus
Actinic
Coral Plus
Purple Plus
Blue Plus
Coral Plus
Blue Plus
Blue Plus

First two and last two run 12hrs, and middle 4 run 8hrs. I'm finding it a little too blue for my taste, but corals look good, so I'm going to run it awhile.
Normally I run KZ, but these ATI's look good too.

Kelly