question for.the t5 guys and gals

[lunacris]

have there 400 watt.metal halides.radium 20k .I just scored a sweet deal on a 48inch 4 bulb t5 fixture that I'm going to use on my 210 I know it's short but it will help a little and I might take it apart and use as a retro style light to get full spread what bulbs would you recommend I use to get the colors to pop more I've read that atinic bulbs make the pop but don't do much else is there a bulb that will get me the pop and growth or combination I appreciate.it thanks

 

[FishBeard]

This is being used as supplement to the halides? Use 2 blue+ and 2 actinics, one of each to either side of the halides from front to back. This will end up giving you a very similar color to markitekt's tank, he runs 420 and 454 vho with his 400w halides.