question on t5

crex111 · Oct 3, 2007

hey,
ok, i seen alot of stuff online about t5 type lighting. what kind of corals can your raise under this type of lighting ? i got 260 watts of power compact light on my 60 gallon tank and feel like im limited to the corals i can raise under them. if i am going to upgrade to t5s what would you recomend as far as number of bulbs and wattage goes so that there is a somewhat significant improvement from my current set up?

primetime · Oct 3, 2007

You can have all types of corals.. SPS, LPS, clams etc. I would recommend that you have at least 6 bulbs if you can fit them. Also individual reflectors. Icecap ballasts so you can overdrive the bulbs is good too. I have a 150 with only 6 bulbs. My canopy does not allow more. Not a lot of growth but good growth in my sps. I just put my sps from the middle of the tank to the top. The length of your tank determines the wattage... but the watts per gallon theory is no longer a measurement to be used.

Brock

nahtanoj · Oct 3, 2007

you are running the same setup I am. 260w of pc's. I just bought a 8 bulb t5 setup it will be here monday. on my pc's I have sps no problem. lower in the tank there is slow growth but up high I get good growth. I will post my impression of the t5s when I get them. 432w should be awesome.

coral diver · Oct 3, 2007

I'm running T5's the only thing if you over drive them from 54w to 80w you will be cutting the bulb's life by min of 1/2 and a max of 2/3 but still cheaper than MH put a lot of flow at the mid and top to get the shimmer effect

jeepsrt · Oct 3, 2007

I am running 4 T5 2 blue 2 white, as well as 2 175W 14k MH. I like it, if my hood had more room I would Def. Put in more T5's

wwodyz · Oct 3, 2007

t5

crex11

got frag of SPS green polyp acro last week. placed it on top and already see growth.

Ben

Mark82 · Oct 3, 2007

I am running the aquactinics TX5 and I am happy with my corals growth, I haven't had sps to long so I can't really comment on the growth of the Sps just yet , but I will keep you posted. Oh yeah but the clam is doing great.

crex111 · Oct 4, 2007

ok, what puts out more light a 260 watt power compact or a 220 watt t5?

spsniper · Oct 4, 2007

as far as par. t5 hands down.

nahtanoj · Oct 4, 2007

yep, t5 will be much more intense.

Mark82 · Oct 5, 2007

:dito:

afelder · Oct 5, 2007

t-5 will put out better lighting at lower wattage but you need the individual reflectors to make them effective.

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