T-5 Lighting

[gqjeff]

Sean, you have any pics of your t5 blue+ on your tank/ I am trying to decide between the proven vho actinic or the t5 blue+.. I wish uri would make a t5 actinic..

[Diesel3443]

with just actinc on if so Ill snap one and show you tonight?

[gqjeff]

Yea Sean that would be great.. you are using the t5 blue+ though not t5 actinic correct?

[Diesel3443]

yes jeff t5 blue+ Ill take one this morning

[gqjeff]

awesome TY... you can email me pics also if you do not want to hassle with posting them.. [email protected]

Peace, Jeff

[gqjeff]

Sean, any pics yet?

[Tom Berry]

Jeff,

which MH bulbs are you running? The blueplus T5s really complement 10K bulbs (Ushio, AB etc.), that don't have a spike at 450 nm. For higher K bulbs that have the spike at 450 nm (ie Radiums), the VHO actinics would be a better choice.

Then there are the DE Aqua Connect/Phoenix, which many people feel don't need supplementing.

If you want to get the most fluorescense out of your corals, the VHO actinics are the way to go.

Tom:fish2:

[Diesel3443]

Jeff im working on it spring break has been a killer ill load them up soon

[s13silvia]

if you need me to jeff i can take a shot of my blue+ before my lights turn on tomorrow

[mikester]

FWIW, I currently use 4 T5 Blue+, and I think I am going to try replacing 2 of them with VHO actinics, so I will have 2 of each. I love the look of the T5s, but I don't get as much fluorescence out of some of the corals (and others have more fluorescence than VHO's - it's hit or miss).

[Diesel3443]

Here you go Jeff not the best quality but you can get the Idea

[Diesel3443]

I didnt expect them to be so large

[gqjeff]

TY Sean.. I use 20K xm now so I think I might go back to vho actinic.. If I decide to go 10K in the future maybe I will switch out the these.. I would love to see uri make a t5 actinic.. The best of both worlds...

[Diesel3443]

Yeah with your 2ok The tank may be too blue fore your taste. The VHOs are more purple