Please check my T5 combo

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I'm looking to replace some of the 6 54W T5 bulbs in my Nova Extreme 48"

The tank is a 72 Gallon mixed SPS and LPS (softies down the road).

I'm thinking of:

white:
(1) UV Aquasun - 10K - growth
(1) Giessman aquablue+ (change later to ATI Aquablue Special - 12K - growth)

actinic
(2) ATI blue+ - actinic supp
(1) UV Super Actinic (highest PAR value of any actinic bulb on the market)

other:
(1) KZ Fiji Purple - pink / red pop

Questions:
- I'm thinking about replacing the UV super actinic with Geissman pure actinic which was a nice wide flat 400-450nm range compared to the peaky UV Super Actinic
- I'm worried about growth being that I'd be lacking a 6500 range bulb

are there better choices to pop color and facilitate growth? I really don't want to go to MH and the current T5s aren't working for me.

thanks!

 

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I'm looking to replace some of the 6 54W T5 bulbs in my Nova Extreme 48"

The tank is a 72 Gallon mixed SPS and LPS (softies down the road).

I'm thinking of:

white:
(1) UV Aquasun - 10K - growth
(1) Giessman aquablue+ (change later to ATI Aquablue Special - 12K - growth)

actinic
(2) ATI blue+ - actinic supp
(1) UV Super Actinic (highest PAR value of any actinic bulb on the market)

other:
(1) KZ Fiji Purple - pink / red pop

Questions:
- I'm thinking about replacing the UV super actinic with Geissman pure actinic which was a nice wide flat 400-450nm range compared to the peaky UV Super Actinic
- I'm worried about growth being that I'd be lacking a 6500 range bulb

are there better choices to pop color and facilitate growth? I really don't want to go to MH and the current T5s aren't working for me.

thanks!

Well growth wont be coming only from light it helps but its not all stability and good parameters are a need also

Now for a light combo for growth will be using more white bulbs then blue bulbs use 2 blue for supplement and 4 bulbs in the 10k and 14k range

what row number are in switch 1 and what are in switch 2 ?

 

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Well growth wont be coming only from light it helps but its not all stability and good parameters are a need also

Now for a light combo for growth will be using more white bulbs then blue bulbs use 2 blue for supplement and 4 bulbs in the 10k and 14k range

what row number are in switch 1 and what are in switch 2 ?

Thanks for the info. The center two are on switch 1 forthe blues and the outer 4 are on switch 2. The previous owner resided the light this way, I was thinking of putting it back to stock for a nova extreme six light.

Thoughts?