ReplacingT-5 light bulbs

[biodarwin]

Hello folks! Long time no post.

Lighting is one of few aspects that I still struggle with in regards to what I want. I am about to replace my lights in my T-5 4x54 Tek fixture and I wanted to hear some opinions. I've decded to go with Giesemann lights in this configuration:

54W 6000K Midday Sun T5 HO Fluorescent
54W 11000K Aquablue Plus T5 HO Fluorescent
54W Actinic Plus T5 HO Fluorescent
54W Pure Actinic 03 T5 HO Fluorescent

What do you guys think?

 

[daugherty]

call reefgeek.com and tell them what you are looking for as for the color of the tank and they will hook you up

 

[Rcpilot]

Hello folks! Long time no post.

Lighting is one of few aspects that I still struggle with in regards to what I want. I am about to replace my lights in my T-5 4x54 Tek fixture and I wanted to hear some opinions. I've decded to go with Giesemann lights in this configuration:

54W 6000K Midday Sun T5 HO Fluorescent
54W 11000K Aquablue Plus T5 HO Fluorescent
54W Actinic Plus T5 HO Fluorescent
54W Pure Actinic 03 T5 HO Fluorescent

What do you guys think?

I predict thats gonna look white.

I'd be more inclined to skip the 6k and 10k. Go with 12k or 14k and a couple actinic or 460nm instead.

As used to have (3) 10k and (3) actinic on my 30g display.
Now I have:
(1) 10k
(2) 12k
(2) actinic
(1) 460nm

The change is slightly more blue to my eyes - but the corals went nuts. Colors are about to pop right out of the tank now. It's amazing what a little more blue did to my corals.