Going from China boxes to T5s tomorrow

[iLLwiLL]

Found a pretty good deal on Craigslist last week for an aquatic life 6 bulb t5 fixture that came with a ecoxotic panorama blue LED strip. Ordered 2 ati blue plus, 2 ati true actinics, a purple plus and a coral plus, didn't even bother trying it over my tank with the bulbs it came with.

Currently in the 75, all I have is a couple RBTAs, some decent sized euphillas, leathers, and a big orange cap. Will I need to acclimate them? Anyone got any insight as to what order I should install the ati bulbs? Should the first 2 bulbs to fire be both actinics, a blue plus and an actinic, or both blue plus?

Thanks!

 

[najer]

How many watts do your current leds put out and high are they mounted above water level?
How deep is the tank? A pic would help.
I run an 8 tube hybrid that has the tubes in pairs, 1 = outside pair, 4 = inside pair.
All ATI tubes.
I have never tried actinics as it never appealed to me as a light I liked but my leds do supplement it into the mix.
Your coral plus will be your "stronger" light.
I have a mix of 2 coral plus, 4 blue plus and 2 purple plus.
It is almost a question of taste as to how you like the light and the only thing I would say is don't put the coral plus on the outside unless you like a bright look from the front, I have mine on pair 2 and 3 to concentrate them over my sps areas.
Hope that helps a bit.