Help with T5 bulb selection

[fishytime]

The red spectrum encourages algae growth too

[albert_dao]

Originally Posted by fishytime

The red spectrum encourages algae growth too

Yeah, if your water quality sux...

[chris88]

Originally Posted by albert_dao

Yeah, if your water quality sux...

Great point, you are only going to grow algae if there is an excess of nutrients. Any aquarium light will grow algae. corals have algae in thier tissue so obviously the same light can grow algae in a tank if there is an excess of nutrients, the red spectrum isn't going to be the culprit.

[fishytime]

Originally Posted by albert_dao

Yeah, if your water quality sux...

yup.....most peeps running ULNS systems have great success with those bulbs and some systems simply cant handle running them..... Just trying to help the guy make an informed decision

[albert_dao]

Originally Posted by fishytime

yup.....most peeps running ULNS systems have great success with those bulbs and some systems simply cant handle running them..... Just trying to help the guy make an informed decision

No, no, that's not what I'm trying to imply. I'm saying that your water quality has to be outright ATROCIOUS for the one Fiji Purple bulb to cause problems. At which point, the educated and informed decision is not to ask "what bulbs should I be using?" but "how do I fix my #@$!'d up tank?"

[kien]

Originally Posted by cooper

Why don't you like the Fiji Purple bulbs?

:-)

I don't like the pink cast.

[fishytime]

Originally Posted by chris88

Just because there is nothign wrong with your reef doesnt mean it cant be improved. It is a known fact the par drops after a certain amount of bulb use and the spectrum can shift. It can only help your reef by changing your bulbs out. The fiji bulb is designed to hit the blue and red spectrum which is proven to be where corals have the highest rates of photsynthesis. the only reason anyone wouldnt like it is becuase it can make your tank look a bit pink/purple.

http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2008/12/aafeature1

[albert_dao]

Originally Posted by fishytime

http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2008/12/aafeature1

I hate being the troll, but counter argument to Mr. Riddle's article under the context of this topic:



From here:

http://zeovit.com/forums/showthread.php?t=14695



From here: http://zeovit.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=88



From here: http://zeovit.com/forums/showthread.php?t=19071



From here: http://zeovit.com/forums/showthread.php?t=17270

... etc, etc, etc...

[fishytime]

All ULNSs......what about systems not running ZEO?.....I could post pictures of really nice tanks not running FPs.....what would that prove?

[albert_dao]

Edit: Nevermind