best t5ho 2 bulb combos for supplimental lighting?

foreverfortune · #1 03-20-2009, 11:30 PM

what is the best t5ho 2 bulb combos for supplimental lighting? i am currently running 14k phoenix bulbs and am looking to put in some actinics but am unsure of what would look good for colors. i need some suggestions for what brand and color. i think i am gonna try kz fiji purple and another unknown bulb. any suggestions.

fishytime · #2 03-20-2009, 11:35 PM

Giessmann pure actinic?

buddyreefer · #3 03-20-2009, 11:40 PM

subscribing to this thread im in the exact same boat also, thinking fiji purple and maybe a giesemann blue plus with 10k mh.

foreverfortune · #4 03-20-2009, 11:50 PM

reason i am having trouble is beacause there are so many variations of actinics and because i dont have first hand experience with them i dont know how they look so i am just looking for suggestions on a combo.

digital-audiophile · #5 03-21-2009, 01:02 AM

Fiji purples are actually rather white to the eye. Alone they would not give you much blue.

mark · #6 03-21-2009, 01:30 AM

Are you looking for actinic just to get you corals to fluoresce, planning to run as dusk/dawn?

foreverfortune · #7 03-21-2009, 01:59 AM

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Originally Posted by mark

Are you looking for actinic just to get you corals to fluoresce, planning to run as dusk/dawn?

both fluorescence and dusk/dawn but mainly for fluorescence and color. they will be on timers. will come on 1-2 hours before my mh and shut down 1-2 hours after my mh. i will have a 2x24 strip running on either side of my middle pendant. not sure if that would be too much supplimental but i would need 2 strips to even out the color on both sides. i was thinking kz fiji purple for its reds and another bulb for its blues but am open to suggestions

RuGlu6 · #8 03-21-2009, 02:23 AM

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Originally Posted by foreverfortune

what is the best t5ho 2 bulb combos for supplimental lighting? i am currently running 14k phoenix bulbs and am looking to put in some actinics but am unsure of what would look good for colors. i need some suggestions for what brand and color. i think i am gonna try kz fiji purple and another unknown bulb. any suggestions.

I have 10 or 12 used T5 HO bulbs all are one year old and some 6 month old.
all are Giesemann 36" and all in original packaging nice and clean.
http://www.jlaquatics.com/info/378/G...+HO+Bulbs.html
You can have em all for $9 and see wich ones you like for color etc.
KZ purple is purple and you may not like it as a suplement, i bet actinics or super blues will be your choice in the end.

foreverfortune · #9 03-21-2009, 02:37 AM

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Originally Posted by RuGlu6

I have 10 or 12 used T5 HO bulbs all are one year old and some 6 month old.
all are Giesemann 36" and all in original packaging nice and clean.
http://www.jlaquatics.com/info/378/G...+HO+Bulbs.html
You can have em all for $9 and see wich ones you like for color etc.
KZ purple is purple and you may not like it as a suplement, i bet actinics or super blues will be your choice in the end.

thanks but i would be running 4 24" bulbs. the fixtures i ordered wouldnt fit 36" unless i took it apart.

buddyreefer · #10 03-21-2009, 04:00 AM

so is the kz fpurp quite white or purp, getting two different opinions here. just want to make sure as i like a crisp white look with pop in my colors.