[john h]

HI all before i commit to buy some new power compact t5s can i ask would
2 x 36w twin daylight plus and 2 x 36w twin blue moon interpets power compacts be ok for zoas softies and some montipora
also would they be bright enough to grow anything else
cheers john h.

[dylan]

got to be honest even though i stock these bulbs i think they are really bad quality the colour drops of so quickly i wouldnt dream of trying a monti over these , the way ahead is an arcadia starter unit with there on brand whites and narva blue actinics, before u ask why do i stock them its coz the shop is under contract to stock interpet

[tillysreef]

interpet are stopping doing them as well apparently according to another forum,
have pm u dylan mate

[Dave.I]

Nothing comes close to ati tubes imo! Fitted an actinic 03 a couple days ago wow!
For four tubes i would run two aquabue specials,one blue plus and one 03 actinic.
What lighting unit are they going to be used in?

Dave

[john h]

Dave.I, on Jan 30 2009, 07:55 PM, said:

Nothing comes close to ati tubes imo! Fitted an actinic 03 a couple days ago wow!
For four tubes i would run two aquabue specials,one blue plus and one 03 actinic.
What lighting unit are they going to be used in?

Dave

im going to remove the light unit from my aqua one hood and replace with new units im looking at 2 arcadia twin 39 watt units so would give me 4 39w t5s. what tube types would you use in these?
cheers john.

[Dave.I]

Is that the arcadia I bar? I would use the tubes i said above.

The aquablue specials are white tubes around 11/12k
The blue plus is a high output blue tube with almost the same par as the whites!
The actinic 03 is obviously an actinic tube but what i will say is this tube is fantastic! I gives real floro colours and just a hint of purple,its perfect!

You should try and get some good quality reflectors.One per tube.I think ati do these seperatly also so i would try and get them.I get mine mail order from blue zoo aquatics.They normaly take around a week to arrive.They are made in germany and are very popular in europe!

You could keep any lps corals,zoas etc and i would give montys a go for sure.Just try some good frags first.

Cheers

[john h]

cheers for the info dave will defo try and get them
cheers john h.

[john h]

HI ALL!
Well ive up graded my lights to 4 t5 ati using 2 twin arcadia 39w units and the lamps suggested by dave i .
what a difference the zoas, ricordias, favias and monti frags all lit up i didnt realise how much ive been loosing with the old lights.

[Dave.I]

Fanstastic John,glad youre happy with them! They sure are good tubes.That 03 actinic is the dogs!

Dave

[ChrisR]

If you got Arcadia reflectors then keep them as they are just as good as the ATI reflectors only slightly larger.

[dave14]

Dave, have you had any experience with Narva tubes, if so how would you compare with the ATI as I need some new blue tubes myself soon

[Dave.I]

Personaly i think the narva is a very good tube and the only thing i have tried thats better is the ATI.If you want a blue tube with high output for SPS then i would go for ATI blue plus.If you want a tube for seriouse flouro colours and dont need the high output due to your other lighting then go for the ATI 03 actinic.The actinic is a very good tube to bring out colours!

Dave

[Dave.I]

Just fyi im useing 6 tubes in an ati power module.From front to back i use....

ATI BLUE PLUS
ATI 03 ACTINIC
ATI AQUABLUE SPECIAL(A WHITE TUBE)
ATI AQUABLUE SPECIAL " "
ATI BLUE PLUS
ATI BLUE PLUS

Sounds like alot of blue but it realy isnt and sps are realy growing well!

[dave14]

Thanks Dave