sps and t5?

[jerl77]

does anybody have luck with it
it seem my sps are all going blue on me under t5
when i had mh colors where wow
i am running an 8 bulb tek fixure
with 3 12k bulbs one fujii purple
and 4 blue plus i like the look of the bulbs just seems that all the corals are turn more blue?

 

[NYreefNoob]

ive been using t5's for about 4 of my 5 yr's in the hobby, might seem more blue if you are running a higher color temp more towards 20k, i run 4 icecap twilights { 20k } 3 icecap 14k 1 giesman antic , id say my over all color is more towards 18k, brand of fixture does matter with t5's

 

[jerl77]

tek 8 bulb

 

[jerl77]

noob you dose vodka ? i dont dose

 

[anthony27]

I dont dose and I have 6 t5 39wx6 and I have a mostly driven sps system but I also have a 40 breeder.

 

[jerl77]

ok hows your colors?

I dont dose and I have 6 t5 39wx6 and I have a mostly driven sps system but I also have a 40 breeder.

 

[jackson6745]

I don't carbon does either and I run a 6x24" ATI powermodule. I am very happy with the colors and growth that I am getting. You can see a recent picture in thank thread forum.

 

[jerl77]

what bulbs jackson

 

[jackson6745]

what bulbs jackson

Using 4 blue+, 1 ge65k, and 1 fiji purple

 

[jerl77]

your tank is amazing what am i doing wrong i have a bright green acro under mh and now its a blue acro?

 

[anthony27]

you are more then welcome to see my tank and come over. I dont mind. my colors are great. I dose cal mag and alk. and I do run carbon cause of the size of the tank

 

[jackson6745]

your tank is amazing what am i doing wrong i have a bright green acro under mh and now its a blue acro?

Do you mean it appears blue under the t5's or it changed from green to blue?
If it changed from green to blue that's a good thing Green is the most common coral color that you can get.

 

[NDY]

Do you mean it appears blue under the t5's or it changed from green to blue?
If it changed from green to blue that's a good thing Green is the most common coral color that you can get.

++1 why would u rather have green than blue or purple
u might be doing something right lol

 

[NDY]

lets see some Pics

 

[jerl77]

turned blue i will try to take some pics
ha ha you mean i am doing something right just seem like they are all turning blue

 

[emmanuel]

my cali tort went from a green with some blue to a blue with barely a hint of green with my led lights that are way brighter acording to a par meter than my 150 mh with cheap reflectors were .Maybe the higher light intensity has something to do with it in my case

 

[jackson6745]

IME you will get a green tint to your corals in lower light and or a higher nutrient level. The shaded bases of many of my acros have a greenish tint.

 

[NYreefNoob]

or maybe it's just your tank settling in and water quality is better now

 

[jerl77]

tank is 5 years old i think it set in ?