New bulbs

[Hinds04]

What combo would you guys go with that is best for color of coral and will support as many coral as possible? 4 bulb fixture

I've been looking at these at marinedepot.com...

Item # Description Price
GL2115 D-D Giesemann Powerchrome 48 Inch 54W AquaBlue+ T5HO Fluorescent Bulb $21.49

GL2125 D-D Giesemann Powerchrome 48 Inch 54W Midday T5HO Fluorescent Bulb $20.49

GL2135 D-D Giesemann Powerchrome 48 Inch 54W Actinic+ T5HO Fluorescent Bulb $20.49

GL2145 D-D Giesemann Powerchrome 48 Inch 54W Pure Actinic T5HO Fluorescent Bulb $25.99

GL2155 D-D Giesemann Powerchrome 48 Inch 54W Aquaflora T5HO Fluorescent Bulb $24.99

GL2165 D-D Giesemann Powerchrome 48 Inch 54W Aquapink T5HO Fluorescent Bulb $24.99

 

[carey]

Mr.X recommended and I LOVE the ATI aquablue plus bulbs. Check out aquacave.com they have a really nice selection of great lamps.

 

[bavass]

i second carey........I love the ATI bulbs. I went with
2 ATI Blue +
2 ATI Aqua Blue
1 UVL Aqua Sun
1 ATI Purple +

 

[hackteck]

ive been thinking of changing the stock bulbs in my 6 bulb t5 can you link me to those bulbs bavass

 

[bavass]

ATI T5 Lamps

I am running them in a Nova Extreme Pro HOT5

 

[hackteck]

thanks alot yea i have a nova extreme pro too

 

[Hinds04]

I have ATIs now. patiently awaiting MrX... I hear him talking about Giesemann a lot.

 

[melosu58]

Moved to General Hardware and equipment discussion

 

[bavass]

I hear they are great the reason I went with ATI was I was looking for a combo I liked, i did a google search for "Nova Extreme Pro HOT5 on 55g reef tank light combo" and looked at different combos that people had and thats the one I liked

 

[hackteck]

is this the aqua sun bulb you refered to? AquaSun 10,000K T5 Fluorescent Aquarium Lamps by UV Lighting Co.* - AquaCave

 

[bavass]

yep thats it!

 

[hackteck]

ok thanks im going to look into ordering some over the next week or two