what is your favorite 39w T5HO bulb?

[Apon]

I was thinking about trying the ATI blue plus. I was using Giessman before. Any thoughts? best place to get them?

 

[tuberider]

ATI all the way for me, I get them through reefgeek.com

 

[seminolecpa]

I have the geissman, the ATI super actinic and the fiji purple one. i am using a combo of the first 2 for supplements. The last one is way to purple/red for my taste but might be very nice if you had more the 2 running or if you were using them for other then supplementation. I got all mine through reefgeek.

 

[sfsuphysics]

Having use both ATi and Giesemann "blue" bulbs, I'd say without a doubt the ATi... ok maybe there's a little doubt, but from what others have said the ATi lasts longer, and is stronger output.

If you want 54watters get them from Ed, local and no shipping

However that being said he doesn't carry the 39 watt bulbs last I checked.

 

[A_Lee]

I love the ATI Blue+, and the ATI Aqua Blue

 

[Apon]

Mike,

Does Ed have the 39w blue plus?

Anyone tried the blue plus vs the super actinic? My fixture only allows 2 bulbs.

 

[sfsuphysics]

Last I got bulbs from Ed (a couple months ago?) he said he only carried the 54w bulbs from ATi, and the UVL Super Actinic bulbs.

 

[tuberider]

I've suggested to a few local guys to carry ATI bulbs, I for one would be buying a few, alas it seems that Hagen is the only company pushing T5HOs to LFS and I'm not too thrilled with the quality of their T5 stuff.

 

[LeviT]

On my son's tank I went with 2 ATI aqua blues and 1 ATI blue plus with a ge 6500 along with a t8 actinic just because and I am sad to say his tank looks better than mine

 

[Apon]

Levi - which one do you like better - aquablue or Blue+

should I try one of each?

I do run 20k HQI with them.

 

[sfsuphysics]

Blue+ is blue color
Aquablue is that "white" bulb IIRC

 

[Raddogz]

Yeah, what Mike said.

I have two 39w blue plus I have yet to install on my 58g tank if you want to give them a look see.

 

[LeviT]

I think it's the combonation of bulbs that matters so you can get a good balance.

 

[Raddogz]

Absolutely!

The fixture he has will only allow for the two T-5 to really act as supplementation to the DE MH bulbs

 

[iani]

Arnold if you want to see how all these bulbs look come on over. I have 6 different bulbs in my one fixture.

 

[sfsuphysics]

I like the Blue+ bulb because it's light output is like 85% of the "white" bulb which is crazy since most bluer bulbs take a nose dive in output. This allows you to go with a more whiter halide, which in turn will have more light output. Plus I really like the look of a whiter tank when it's at "full brightness" if I want bluer look with the fluorescing colors when the halides go off the T5s are still on and I get that.

 

[Apon]

I may have to borrow the bulbs from Eileen. You want to see my tank now that I got that box of corals in it

: )

 

[Raddogz]

Must look really nice