ATI actinic

[KevinC]

Hi all, Is the purple spectrum in the ATI true actinic the same as the UV in the LED lights such as radion and hydra?

I am currently running my tank on 4 blue plus with reefbrite supplemental and a 250w radium.

so the question is, what bulb should i change/add to get more "UV" in the tank?

thanks

 

[A. grandis]

Hi all, Is the purple spectrum in the ATI true actinic the same as the UV in the LED lights such as radion and hydra?

I am currently running my tank on 4 blue plus with reefbrite supplemental and a 250w radium.

so the question is, what bulb should i change/add to get more "UV" in the tank?

thanks

You have plenty UV from the 250W Radium and the t5s. No need more.

 

[Big E]

Actinics will give you more in the 420nm range. It won't look more violet ambience wise as there is some green mixed in the spectrum to create a whiter look vs the old school actinic VHO bulbs which were more a full spiked violet. Make no mistake though the corals will recieve more 420nm violet than you have now with your current setup.

If you want a more ambient/visual look of violet you can look into all UV type strips. I think Orphek has one. Some other companies have some mixed blue/violet strips as well.

 

[KevinC]

Actinics will give you more in the 420nm range. It won't look more violet ambience wise as there is some green mixed in the spectrum to create a whiter look vs the old school actinic VHO bulbs which were more a full spiked violet. Make no mistake though the corals will recieve more 420nm violet than you have now with your current setup.

If you want a more ambient/visual look of violet you can look into all UV type strips. I think Orphek has one. Some other companies have some mixed blue/violet strips as well.

The reason is I used to run Hydra with 100% UV and there are great growth in the nano tank. I want to replicate that to my bigger tank which is T5/MH.

supposing the orphek can get the "100% UV" , I will get it right away. I believe there is just one on sale in the selling forum