Which T5HO bulbs should I use?

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I am converting a planted tank to a cryptoheros tank. I won't be planting it. Right now, unplanted, when I turn on the lights everything in the tank hides from the 31watt 6700 and 10000k bulbs that are in there. For reasons I won't go into I have a couple of color max bulbs, more of these two spectrum bulbs, and an actinic bulb.

What would be the best combo in a dual tube light bar for an unplanted tank?
 

gmh

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The actinic bulb should be less bright and less likely to spook the fish. I think a marine combo of 10000k and actinic would bring out the fish colors best. It would be interesting to combine the colormax and the actinic. Not sure how that would look.
 
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