best T5 bulb for viewing tank

[salty joe]

What do you think is the best T5 bulb for looking at fish and coral?

 

[timrocks311]

best look IMO = all blue+

I love how my tank looks when the white bulbs go out and just blue+ are on before bedtime.

 

[LiveWire]

I agree with TimRocks311. The all Blue+ not only looks great but does wonders for the corals as well.

 

[Zachary Roy]

I liked the blue+ with coral+. Great growth as well. I've never ran all blue+ but I'm sure everything pops.

 

[rogersb]

Blue+. My 14k halides run 5 hours then shut off and I get 2.5 hours of just blue+ and it's beautiful.

 

[Raptor777]

ATI Blue+ not only looks good, corals grow IMO as well

 

[ReeferReefer]

Single bulb would be Coral + or Blue +. I would combine them and add in some Purple and actinic as well.

 

[Reefpuck]

Kind of a personal preference thing. Some colors look better under a 10k like as opposed to a 14k-20k spectrum. I like the variety...with more of a daylight look during mid-day...and blues during morning/evenings. Best thing to do is look at peoples tanks and see what you like.

 

[salty joe]

Hey thanks, I appreciate all those responses!
I only have shrimp, urchin and snails right now. This is a sunlit tank and I wanted something to look at the tank after the sun goes down, so this will be mostly for the winter. Blue Plus it is!