T5 Bulbs?

[copps321]

Just received my lighting unit 2 24w T5s but has two bulbs in it already a blue and a normal white (says 10000k I think but he blue doesn't say on the bulb)

Just wondering should I keep it like this or replace the blue with another

 

[SLIM]

Are you planning on growing plants with these lights or are they just for viewing?

 

[DrRob]

Sounds like a marine lighting rig, as SLIM says, depends entirely on what you want to do with it.

 

[SO19Firearms]

They'll both work - But you'll get a more pleasing look by swapping them out.
Somewhere on the net there's a site that show loooaaadddsss of combinations in planted tanks. But I cant find it...

 

[DrRob]

Are you thinking of this Nigel?
 
http/www.theplantedtank.co.uk/lighting.htm

 

[SO19Firearms]

Noooo. That's mine. There's a really comprehensive one somewhere! I'll see if I can find it later

 

[DrRob]

Was wondering if you'd gone shy.

 

[copps321]

wow forgot about this post and it seems to be bumped, yes it will be for plants (i still have the blue white combo) but it does seem very blue

 

[SLIM]

wow forgot about this post and it seems to be bumped, yes it will be for plants (i still have the blue white combo) but it does seem very blue

I personally would swap it for a daylight tube something between 6000k-8000k. Plants will adapt and grow under most lights but they will florish and benefit more from this colour temp.