t5 light bulb selection

Discussion in 'T5 Aquarium Lighting' started by oceanlife_2007, Apr 6, 2008.

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  1. oceanlife_2007

    oceanlife_2007 Astrea Snail

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    i was wondering if any body had the nova ex stream t5 8 bulb 48 in 54watt system and what kind of bulbs selection you chose to get that perfect spectrum out of it. i had mine for about a year getting ready to buy new bulbs and just wondering what bulbs to buy. or should i stay with the 10,000k and 460nm actinic. any help thanks.;D
     
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  2. ziggy222

    ziggy222 Fire Goby

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    i just changed from uvl 10,000 and true actinic over to geisman 11,000 and actinic and have'nt noticed any changes accept its maybe a little brighter.
     
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  3. Frizza

    Frizza Coral Banded Shrimp

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    I was running D&D (Geisman) but now I'm running ATI bulbs and I must say I love the colour. It is slightly more blue so if you like that it will be a good choice, if not then the D&D bulbs give off some great light.

    With so many bulbs you should be able to play with some combinations. On the ATI side you could go for:
    4 Blue Special (This is the standard bulb)
    1 Blue Plus
    1 Pro Colour
    1 Actinic
    1 Daylight

    There may be better choices for the Daylight bulb, I'm currently not running a daylight myself so I cannot recommend one at the moment.

    At the moment I'm running 3 Blue Special and 1 Actinic. I plan to add the Blue Plus as well as a Daylight.

    Wish I had 8 bulbs to play with, I've only got 4, but soon to be 6!
     
    Frizza, Apr 8, 2008
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