T5 Hybrid with 2 xr15 blue G6

[Lolleo]

So I've been looking at possibly making it so my tank has more par then my two xr15 blues can provide and I want to do a hybrid fixture to get into some SPS but mainly a mixed reef with higher up being all sps and bottom being LPS. When it comes to the bulbs what are the differences and what would do best as like a mixture with my xr15 G6 blues. I like a little bluer to have the fluorescence of the corals but I also don't like super dark blues. Never had a t5 fixture before and still don't but want to know incase I do go with a hybrid setup to accomplish this lighting.

 

[csturgis1989]

I have 2 xr15 gen 5s blue and a 36” giesemann stellar with 2 blue plus, 1 coral plus, and 1 true actinic. The xr15s are much bluer then the t5s imo. Light coverage of the t5s is why I went with this approach. I am seeing around 300par at the top and around 150 at the bottom and I had to scale the xr15s back to 40%.

 

[Lolleo]

I have 2 xr15 gen 5s blue and a 36” giesemann stellar with 2 blue plus, 1 coral plus, and 1 true actinic. The xr15s are much bluer then the t5s imo. Light coverage of the t5s is why I went with this approach. I am seeing around 300par at the top and around 150 at the bottom and I had to scale the xr15s back to 40%.View attachment 3058977

Do you have closer up pictures of your corals to be able to see what they sorta look like under the light ?

 

[Indymann99]

You might want to look into a couple of AI Blades vs T5.

 

[Lolleo]

You might want to look into a couple of AI Blades vs T5.

Do you know if there is away to mount the ai blades to your xr15s?

 

[Indymann99]

There are several commercial mounting options and some DIY.