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Which quencher should I use?

Which quencher should I use?

Dye Name Ex Em Color BHQ based on J (λ) other dark quenchers:
Alexa 350 346 442 Blue BHQ-0
λ ( max ) = 495 nm
Range = 430-520 nm		 DABCYL
λ ( max ) = 479 nm		   QSY-35
λ ( max ) = 475 nm
Pacific Blue 416 451
Marina Blue 362 459 Blue-Green Eclipse
λ ( max ) = 522 nm
Acridine 362 462
Edans 336 468 Green
Coumarin 432 472
BODIPY 493/503 493 503
Cy2 489 506
BODIPY FL-X 504 510 Yellow-Green    
DANSYL 335 518
Alexa 488 495 519 BHQ-1
λ ( max ) = 534 nm
Range = 480-580 nm
FAM 495 520
Oregon Green 500 520
Rhodamine Green-X 503 528
NBD-X 466 535
TET 521 536
Alexa 430 434 541 QSY-7&9
λ ( max ) = 560 nm
BODIPY R6G-X 529 547 Yellow
JOE 520 548  
Yakima Yellow 531 549
Alexa 532 532 554
VIC 538 554
HEX 535 556
R6G 524 557 BHQ-2
λ ( max ) = 579 nm
Range = 550-650 nm
Alexa 555 555 565 Yellow-Orange
BODIPY 564/570 563 569
BODIPY TMR-X 544 570
Cy3 550 570
Alexa 546 556 573
TAMRA 555 576
Rhodamine Red-X 560 580
BODIPY 581/591 581 591  
Redmond Red 579 595
Cy3.5 581 596
ROX 575 602 Orange
Alexa 568 578 603
Cal Red 583 603
BODIPY TR-X 588 616 Orange-Red
Alexa 594 590 617
BODIPY 630/650-X 625 640 Red QSY-21
λ ( max ) = 661 nm
LC Red 640 625 640 BHQ-3
λ ( max ) = 680 nm
Range = 620-730 nm
Alexa 633 632 647
BODIPY 650/665-X 646 660
Alexa 647 650 665
Cy5 649 670
Alexa 660 663 690 Far Red
Cy5.5 675 694  
Alexa 680 679 702
LC Red 705 689 705
Alexa 700 702 723
Alexa 750 749 775
Note: BHQs are available as phosphoramidites and CPGs, DABCYL and Eclipse are available as phosphoramidites, CPGs and succinimidyl esters, and QSYs are available as succinimidyl esters only.