8*39W T5HO enough for ritteri or gig?

[M Woodhill]

I keep my Gigantea under DIY LEDs (18 - 9CW and 9RB) with 20 degree optics to really focus the light on a 40gal breeder. I did this instead of a halide i had to lower energy costs. It ended up being a cheap project ~$200 for everything, versus buying a AI or something for ~$700 :eek1:. This one was completely bleached when i picked it up my my LFS.

-Anthony

Now 6 months later:

wow, it looks awesome

i wanna have one but seemingly its kinda hard nowadays to get a nice color gig