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Unread 09/02/2019, 07:58 AM   #20
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Originally Posted by fishkeeprian View Post
Not sure if I've made the right move switching over to full T5.
Colours seem to be paling out I'm now running the fixture for 5 hours day 8" over my tank. 5 blue+ and 1 purple + I'm just worried I've made a mistake.
You may have to lower your run time down 4 hours. The T5's will not give the "pop" that LEDs do, so to your eyes, the corals will look pale in comparison. You can do a quick test, and put your old lights up and take a look. You can also feed a little extra for a bit.

I run both LED and ATI T5 HOs. I run a pair of ATI Coral +, and 2 strips of 450nm blue, and one strip of 423/445/465/12k mix. Works very well.


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