T5 bulb combination - my head is spinning...

2in10 · Dec 21, 2010

Peredhil said: ↑

I had this at one point and found it too pink when all lights were on
2 of the UVL super actinics with 2 of the UVL actinic whites

I now have this and once the indigo kicks on, it loses the blue for the most part.
454/454/Indigo/454.

I'm ordering new bulbs soon. I am wanting to try something along these lines quoted above, but my fixture is a 4-bulb.

My current setup is nice and crisp but it's not blue enough for me once the daylight bulb comes on. I don't know if this makes sense, but I want it to look darker than it is. Like a darker blue.

So taking the above, but adjusting for only 4 bulbs, how's this sound?

I very well may have confused which ones are actinic and which ones are daylight here :-/ I'm terrible with lights.

ATI Aqua Blue
KZ Fiji Purple
ATI Aqua Blue
ATI Blue +

This will be quite white

Or maybe this

454
KZ Fiji Purple
454
ATI Blue +

Should be very blue

Thoughts?
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ATI Blue Plus bulbs would be around 22000K color rating. Aquablues are 12000K rated. Go with the second and see what you think. You might go with ATI Blue Plus over the 454 to get more blue.

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