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Looking for new T5`s - 8 Bulb combo

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by gb387, Nov 11, 2008.

  1. Nov 11, 2008 #1
    gb387

    gb387 Inactive User

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    I want to upgrade my bulbs - I have an 8 bulb 48" T5 fixture and have been looking on reefgeek for new bulbs but there are so many to choose from, I have a few suggestions for a 5 or 6 bulb fixture but I have an 8 bulb.  Any help or point me to a thread and that would be great!
     
  2. Nov 11, 2008 #2
    xroads La Porte City, IA

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    Tell me what your tank inhabitants are & I will give you my humble recomendations
     
  3. Nov 12, 2008 #3
    gb387

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    Its a reef tank or start of one, kind of a mix some Caps (green, red), Zooa's with lots of color, bubble tip, hammer coral frog spawn, torch a mix of frags and so on.
     
  4. Nov 12, 2008 #4
    xroads La Porte City, IA

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    Ok here is what I personally would do. There are as many opinions about this as there is about everything else in reefkeeping so there is no right or wrong.

    Blue plus
    12K aquablue
    Blue plus
    6k mid day sun
    Super antinic
    10k aquasun
    blue plus
    12K aquablue

    Reef Geek is a really good guy to order from. The way he packs bulbs makes them almost impossible to be broken in shipping. A+ guy

    Good luck
    Craig
     
  5. Nov 12, 2008 #5
    gb387

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    Thanks - Amy other suggestions are welcome. I know there are endless possibilities I just needed somewhere to start. Too many options!!
     
  6. Nov 12, 2008 #6
    IowaDiver West Des Moines

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    Maybe:
    AquaBlue
    BluePlus
    AquaBlue
    ProColor
    AquaBlue
    BluePlus
    AquaBlue
    ProColor
    I would ask the experts in this thread http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1495464

    GrimReefer has done many many PAR tests of many of the different T5 bulbs. and how they look in the tank.
    In fact he posted this in that thread:
    "8 lamps over a 120 I'd do 4 blue plus, 1 Aquasun, 1 GE daylight 6500K 1 UVL Super Actinic and 1 ati Aquablue"
    I don't know for what type of corals that setup is for though.
    Chris
     
  7. Nov 12, 2008 #7
    gb387

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    That is the tread I was looking for!
     
  8. Nov 12, 2008 #8
    PotRoast

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    The thread you are looking for is here.....ask Grim Reefer a question, he answers. He gave me good advice for sure.

    http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1495464
     
  9. Nov 12, 2008 #9
    RobynT

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    Agreed on Grim Reefer, he really knows his stuff!
     

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