t5 supplement for radion xr 30s

[mikenjo]

i am running gen 2 xr 30s and i added 2 retrofit diy t5s but i don't know what bulb combination i should use .Yhe gen 2s don't have violet or actinic leds i am looking for more pop from the corals.any suggestions

 

[FishieBusiness]

for t5, you will need 4 x 54w t5 to get the coral pop. In this case, use two ATI blue plus and two ATI actinic.

Got this from a previous post I had put up.

 

[mikenjo]

I can't fit 4 in my hood with the radions can you recommend a two bulb combo

 

[FishieBusiness]

use 1 ATI blue plus and 1 ATI actinic.

 

[afboundguy]

use 1 ATI blue plus and 1 ATI actinic.

+1 if you're looking for pop. You could also try 2 ATI blue plus and 2 ATI actinic instead of 1 and 1 just to see the difference and which one you'd like plus you'd have extras...

But can't speak highly enough about the ATI blue plus bulbs I miss them so much totally sucks the smallest size they have is 24" so I can't have them on my 18"x20" cube that has a top

 

[Terry Martin]

if you put in blue plus and actinic t5 bulbs to complement radions, do you then do any adjustment to spectrum of radion lights?

 

[Chris A.]

if you put in blue plus and actinic t5 bulbs to complement radions, do you then do any adjustment to spectrum of radion lights?

Yes , you turn your radions into the supplemental lighting

edit: 2 x t5 won’t be strong enough but at 4 x t5 should be close or more power than what you’re probably anyone’s running there radions at