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    Thread: T5 bulbs

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      T5 bulbs

      What bulb combos are you guys running? I'm going to be getting the upgrade soon and I'm not sure what to run in an 8-bulb Powermodule.

      Any fav brands for bulbs?

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      Depends on your color preference I suppose. I personally dont care for the overly blue look, I like the whiter clean look, kinda like MH produce. I have an 8 bulb ATI hybrid. I run 5 ati blue plus, 1 ati purple plus, 1 ati coral plus and 1 super actinic geismann. I have my led clusters set with whites and red.

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      T5 bulbs

      I run 4 blue plus and am happy with the results. In the past I’ve run a mix of blue plus, coral plus, and actinic with success. However, I now like having an even spectrum blanketed across the tank, so when I have an issue with coral coloration I can rule out having an uneven spectrum (eg actinic hitting the coral on one side but not the other).

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      I run 4 blue+, 2 coral+ and 2 aquablue specials. The aquablue are dimmed to about 30% compared to the others being at 100%.

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      Recently switched over to Geisemann bulbs from ATI and love them

      I am running the 8 bulb led powermodule
      4-super actinics- 3 actinics- 1 aqua pink- 2 reef bright XHO

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      5 ATI blue +
      2 ATI coral+
      1 ATI purple +
      2 Reef bright XHO
      Not too blue, will switch purple+ out for a Geisemann super actinic soon.


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      4 Blue+, 2 Coral +


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      Quote Originally Posted by Silence View Post
      5 ATI blue +
      2 ATI coral+
      1 ATI purple +
      2 Reef bright XHO
      Not too blue, will switch purple+ out for a Geisemann super actinic soon.


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      Nice

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      Nice tanks guys. Can we get a FTS Silence? That is some impressive growth.

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      I have an 8 bulb ATI Sunpower dimmable B+ B+ Actinic P B+ Actinic B+ B+ Bluish color and decent growth. I had Coral Plus bulbs in the Actinic slots but the look was white not overly blue.

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