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T5 bulb combo help

Need some help on my T5 bulb combo.I have a 4 bulb 36in.fixture for my 30 gal.I have mostly zoas but do have a few sps and lps.I dont really care for the way the glow will look just looking for better color and growth on my corals.Its a tough choice but i have narrowed it down to 3 diffrent t5 bulb combinations and would like your input.Any help would be appreciated thanx

2 Blue Plus, Super Actinic, Aquasun,
or
2 Blue Plus,2 Blue Special
or
2 Blue Special,Figi Purple,Blue plus
 

john90009

NJRC Member
id go with the last one that aqua sun i remember was garbage- it has great color output comparable to the fiji pink but lacked int he par values by 60 i think- i think that will give you a nice blue look so your corals will reflect nice color back. The good think with t-5 is if you stick with ato and high par bulbs- even if your tank is all blue you still get enough par out of it- If you are ever in my area im running 6 bulb fixture with ati blue pluses spezials 6500 and a fiji pink.
 

john90009

NJRC Member
imo putting up pics is useless because i can adjust white balances all day and if i take two pictures the color will be different every time.
 
I would do
Actinic Geisemann great color
Actinic White UVL good color decent par
Blue Plus great blue and par
Aquasun. great par and growth.

If you like a lot of blue then add two blue plus and not Actinic White so your first choice.
 
I went with a fiji, one aquablue special, and 2 blue plus and the color is really nice, not too blue, more whitish. Good pop on the corals and growth is good. Good reflectors are a must, I tried this combo on my Nova Extreme single reflector and it didnt work at all. Once I upgraded to an ATI fixture it was another world
 
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