T5 bulb suggestions

jmp21677 · Dec 17, 2016

My wife just confirmed she got me a 24" power module for xmas! This willbe replacing a G3 xr15 pro over a red sea reefer 170....here's my question. What T5 bulb set up does anyone have? I love a blueish tank and just don't know how the led portion will effect the overall look. Any feedback on current users would be great too!

Ljaus · Dec 17, 2016

What a sweet Christmas pressie! @Sabellafella has good combo over his tank he should be able to help you.

kschweer · Dec 17, 2016

Great gift!!! How many bulbs is the fixture?

jmp21677 · Dec 17, 2016

4 bulbs.

lennyd19 · Dec 17, 2016

Sad to hear you are replacing the LED's. I have 2 G3 xr15 and 4-t5 over my 50gal. These two types of lighting compliment each other well. Any ways. I have led's set to AB+ for 6 hours. And t5 for 5 hours. I also like the blue look. So I went with 2 blue plus and 2 purple plus. It brings enough blue light but is not dim. I hope this helps.

kschweer · Dec 17, 2016

With a 4 bulb fixture i would probably go with either 3 blue+ and a coral+ or 3 blue+ and a purple+.

http://www.atinorthamerica.com/faq.php

jmp21677 · Dec 17, 2016

That's great info. I've been going back and forth on the chamge. I'll keep the Radion until I'm sure

star fawkes · Dec 17, 2016

LetItReef · Dec 17, 2016

Might help:

star fawkes · Dec 17, 2016

LetItReef said:
Might help:

I love adding these videos to questions like this! T5 is a great way to grow coral and almost any bulb combination will work. I think it is best for each person to visually see what the combinations look like and they can decide what is most appealing in their own opinion.

LetItReef · Dec 17, 2016

star fawkes said:
I love adding these videos to questions like this! T5 is a great way to grow coral and almost any bulb combination will work. I think it is best for each person to visually see what the combinations look like and they can decide what is most appealing in their own opinion.

I use these videos when I was deciding on combo. Great info indeed!

lion king · Dec 17, 2016

When I was running a 4 bulb combo, I did ATI's 2 x blue plus, coral plus, and purple plus. Fantastic color hue, even the fish looked fantastic. I prefer it to any of the leds I'm running now.

jmp21677 · Dec 18, 2016

lennyd19 said:
Sad to hear you are replacing the LED's. I have 2 G3 xr15 and 4-t5 over my 50gal. These two types of lighting compliment each other well. Any ways. I have led's set to AB+ for 6 hours. And t5 for 5 hours. I also like the blue look. So I went with 2 blue plus and 2 purple plus. It brings enough blue light but is not dim. I hope this helps.

Best of both worlds hopefully! The Led portions of the powermodule is actually 75 watts. Assuming the coral will still pop pretty well! Looking forward to trying this light.

Marco.M · Dec 18, 2016

So i have 2x Blue plus 1x Actinic 1x Purple plus all mixed with my Moon Led.
So alot of my german freinds have the same Combo

David Engh · Dec 19, 2016

Great advice. I am in the same boat as far as choosing the light combo but just wondering if I should add a 10k bulb or 2? I have a 6 bulb setup an just wondering if just using the actinic bulbs alone would give the tank the right spectrum. Mine is over a 125g tank and just starting to get into the coral end of the hobby so want to make sure I get it some what right before I start putting the corals in.