I have acquired a light with 8 t5 bulbs in it I just have gotten it any ideas on what would be a good mix for a 90 gal with a few fish and I'm just startin to get some corals
I think they're fine reliability-wise. Haven't experimented much with bulb brands, but in my 6 bulb fixture I really liked 2 white, 3 actinic and one pink colored bulb... I think it was called an Aqua Sun maybe?
If you go to Reef Central, go under the lighting and equipment category. There is a lighting guru called GrimReefer and he's been helping with t5 bulb selections for color and high par for a couple years now. I use ATI Blue Plus, UVL Actinics, GE 6000K, and ATI Aquablue special.