T5 bulb selection
- Thread starter Milo
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How many bulbs does it take? I ran 2x blue plus, 1 purple plus, 1 coral plus.
This sounds about right, weigh it towards the blue plus, maybe half, and don’t get Aquablue special at all, the colour really is not that nice.
I would agree. Half of them blue plus and then purple plus and coral plus
Maybe 4 blue plus, 1 coral plus, 1 purple plus? That is what I want to run on my display, currently have 2xblue plus, 1 actinic and 1 purple plus I think, but have 2xblue plus sitting in cupboard, need to add them still.
I still have to put the other 2 blue plus, but here it is with 2 Blue Plus, 1 Purple Plus and 1 Actinic. But I also have 100w LED chips, so difficult to see. The blue plus are in the front of the tank (also need to switch them out to have some in back), so have a look at the front part to get an idea of what blue plus looks like. I know if only the 2 blue plus, purple plus and actinic is on, it feels a bit yellowish, the purple plus is quite strong, hence why I want to add more blue plus:
See how it works, sounds balanced and will probably look good depending on your personal preference for amount of blue.
I like that bluish tint in lighting
... thanks for your assistance and opinions
If you like it more blue, I would go with 4 Blue Plus, 1 Coral Plus and 1 Purple Plus.
Agreed but rather 2 purple plus and 1 coral plus if you going with your mentioned selection
Check these two YouTube videos out. Will give you a good idea of what look you want and what combos to use.
What was your reason for removing them?
Thanks will do
I bought a zetlight shortly after.
You can have the bulbs for R1000. I’ve shut down my tank so no need for spares now