New T5 need help picking bulbs

Hey I just got my T5 unit in 2 bulbs broke during transit. I need help picking out 2 more bulbs. So far i have the following

T5 54W 10,000K Bulb
T5 54W 420NM actinic Bulb

Should i get
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=-1]54 W T5 Pure Actinic Bulb[/SIZE][/FONT] - Giesemann Lichttechnik
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=-1]54 W T5 Aqua Blue 11,000K Bulb[/SIZE][/FONT] - Giesemann Lichttechnik

I don't want it too white

 

I should be able to help you out here.

I was in a similar dilemma a few months back.

You have a good base, 10,000k is a nice PAR king and the 420 will give a nice blue.

The pure actinic will be add a nice vibrant blue...but for extra actinics its really what color you want. The pure actinic will give more of a purple than blue...but the combo is still nice. I would say try to get one that has the widest spectrum range.

Now the tricky part...what other full spectrum bulb?!!!

11,000k or 12,000k would be good additions...I have a 12,000k with my 10,000k and its pretty nice.

 

Call reef geek at reefgeek.com They are very helpful with chosing T-5 bulbs to match your corals and the type of effect you want. I found them very helpful.

 

I like Bruce's recommendation, however just to confuse matters more, here's another possible combination.

Giesemann Aquablue+ 14k (less PAR than the 10k but more blue)
Giesemann Actinic+ (more PAR than the 420 but less blue than the 420)

Just giving options

 

the only options i have are:

54 W T5 14,000K (URI) UV Lighting Company 7
54 W T5 Actinic White (URI) UV Lighting Company 10
54 W T5 Actinic+ Bulb (Blue) Giesemann Lichttechnik 1
54 W T5 Aqua Blue 11,000K Bulb Giesemann Lichttechnik 3
54 W T5 AquaSun (URI) UV Lighting Company 3
54 W T5 Mid-Day 6,000K Bulb Giesemann Lichttechnik 0
54 W T5 Pure Actinic Bulb Giesemann Lichttechnik 6
54 W T5 Super Actinic (URI) UV Lighting Company 9
54 Watt T5 Actinic Bulb (AB) Aqua Medic 8

 

hey bruce

what about this

54 W T5 14,000K (URI) UV Lighting Company
54 W T5 Pure Actinic Bulb Giesemann Lichttechnik

 

curt

does you combo makes the tank more blue?

 

That would be a fine combo. As long as you have your 10,000k, you are able to become very creative with your choices

I do agree that reefgeek is awsome and always helpful.

 

true/pure actinic is 420nm, anything above is actinic blue anything below is UV.

 

I know the pic is hard to read, but it shows the different color temps in nanometers(nm) that are viewable to the human eye