48" T5ho

[VandyTime]

I'm looking for a 48" dual t5 HO to supplement what I have. It can't be to bulky and it needs to be cheap! Thanks

Darrell

 

[james3370]

these cheap enough?

fixtures:
* http://www.fishneedit.com/t5ho-4ft--2lamp-aquarium-light.html
* http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300361034589

retrofit (no bulbs or reflectors though):
* http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300354662134

this retro has reflectors. hellolights is a good company too
* http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270379849807

here is hellolights website:
http://www.hellolights.com/

 

[waynesworld]

Has anyone used the first one? I looked at the end caps they look diferent not sure about the others they are blocked for me at work.

What type of fixture are you using do you need retrofit?

 

[james3370]

i haven't seen them, but i have heard very good reviews on thier low-cost MH pendants.....

 

[VandyTime]

I like the first one... it's so cheap it is scary. Those odessy's are junk tho. Thanks James!

"What type of fixture are you using do you need retrofit?"

I am using current usa 4x54

 

[sandalscout]

Wayne, the end caps on those look similar (but not the same) as the end caps on the Catalina retrofit kits. If they function the same, they SUCK. Just about every time I change bulbs on my setup, I find another endcap so rusted I can't get the bulb out and end up cutting them off and using a new ViaAqua endcap to fix it.

 

[VandyTime]

"Those odessy's are junk tho."

I was thinking about Jebo, not odessy.

 

[james3370]

from what i read, the oddessy's have made quite a bit in improvements in quality, so they aren't the polished turds they use to be LOL

 

[AdrianBryce]

Fishneedit mh pendants

Fishneedit mh pendants

I bought a fishneedit pendant and sent it back. Also got the t5's, sent them back. Super cheaply made and the mh warped on the side after two days use.

 

[TomStill]

Wow, these are very cheap in price, (the first link). Has anyone used these?