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buggin64

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I know this has probably been answered before but cant find it


needed some help to going to buy new actinics soon im new to this so not sure what would be best setup.

75g tank
2x250 MH 14,000k
4 actinics 2 are blue and 2 are people not sure the tech term on it

what i was thinking was getting 50/50 on all four and running MH less right now run them for 8 hours and the actinics 10, 1 hour before and after
or
getting all 4 actinics the purple/blue still and running the same time

some zoa's and keytrees right now
 
Is it for looks? I was going to run supplement light with my mh but instead went with radium bulmbs now there dose not seem to be a need for it.
radium bulbs seem to bring out the Florence with great par
 
I discussed similar topic at the last PSAS meet regarding HO and ATI brand was recommended for higher PARR than Guiesman. Both are carried by Barrier Reef. I have found the daylight tends to wash out/flatten the look of the tank. So I only ran 1 daylight and the balance Actinic and tru Actinic blue in addition to Reeflux 12k 250's. If you want jewel tones these are a good mix. I also like Radium 20k's overdriven on HQI, they look similar to Reeflux 14k but improved florecessence.

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