Led & T5 question

[Badfish83]

Ok, say you had a "full spectrum" led fixture such as a maxspect razor or possibly the new hydra, and you wanted to supplement the LEDs with t5, mainly because I hate shaded areas in my tank. What ati colors would you choose for 4 t5 bulbs?


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[Badfish83]

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[jservedio]

You would want to pick T5 bulbs to match the spectrum of your LED, OR if you didn't have a truly full spectrum LED, bulbs that would fill in the gaps. For example, my Radion Pros I have set at 20k most of the time, so I would get a couple ATI Blue, an ATI Aqua Blue, and an ATI Purple Plus (just because ATI bulbs are the only ones sold at the LFS). I don't have a need for Actinic with the Radion Pros since I have a UV channel on the Pro, but if you don't have UV, you may want to supplement with Actinic or 2.

I came form T5s before I got my LEDs and used 2x Actinic, 1x Purple, and 1x daylight.

 

[b_rad_G]

It all depends on the look you want. If the LEDs are too blue then go with coral plus. If its to white use blue plus.