Sure you can pick my brain all you want. :xd:
Your tank is well on its way of being one of the greats.
Simon said it best when choosing the lamps as there is a certain combination of T5 you will find work well together. "As a general rule, the most common combination ( or safest bet visually and biologically) if it's your first time on t5 when looking at say an 8 tube unit, would be 4 x aqua blue coral, 2 x actinic blue and 2 x actinic super. This is pretty much a default mix..similar to the old 10k halide + Narva blue t5 combination that was the mainstay of successful reef lighting for many many years..Use that combination and if your corals are still struggling then start looking somewhere other than your lighting."
From there, some users may wish to swap out say one of the actinic supers for a purple or Azzure or try additional combinations. In fact some people who are more growth than colour demanding, may even be inclined to swap out one or more of the aqua blue coral lamps for tropics to deliver a larger degree of punch at the red end for shallow water corals and to simulate a more natural upper reef light field."
I myself prefer the 14-18k crisp white look. So for every warmer lamp I balance with a cool. I think for my 4 lamp fixture I will be doing one aquablue coral, one aquablue azure, an actinic blue and a actinic super possibly a super purple.
