catalina t5ho?

[20reefer]

someone have pics?

 

[REMF]

Pic's of what?

 

[20reefer]

of yours tank with this lighting?

 

[20reefer]

There someone with a pic of reef tanks with this lighting?

 

[20reefer]

anyone?

 

[horkn]

here is some mandatory reading about catalina t5ho...
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=824797

 

[20reefer]

I read that but Im noy worried, a frien order a retro from thems a week ago and it came in perfect condition and I hope mine come ok. Why be negative?!

 

[horkn]

no negativity here, but you are better off having read that thread.

 

[20reefer]

horkn- thanks for the advises anyways

 

[The Grim Reefer]

When I think of Aqua Universe I think of Aquacon and Aquatraders. Enough said.

 

[mecold]

I have ordered from catalina twice. Once to buy my fixture, and once for replacement bulbs. The fixture is well constructed, and the bulbs are very nice as well. The 10k bulbs will turn pinkish when getting close to a year old, but all bulbs age. I have an 8x39watt fixture with a now almost sps dominated 85gal. I can say that I can't get good color at the bottom of the tank, so I keep my acros in the upper 2/3's of the tank.

The individual reflectors that they sell are NOT parabolic, but do work better than without them. I can attest to this as I ran my fixture both with and without the reflectors. I am able to maintain and get excelent growth out of every acro I have. Most people in my reef club can attest to this as I am constantly fragging

While catalina lights are clearly not the "best" or most expensive, they are functional, and effective. In retrospect, I would have had my canopy built taller and went with a set of 400watt halides. But, overall I am quite pleased with my investment in catalina t5's.

 

[mecold]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7345901#post7345901 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by The Grim Reefer
When I think of Aqua Universe I think of Aquacon and Aquatraders. Enough said.

While I respect your opinions on t5's since you pretty much are the authority on the subject here I tend to think you may be basing your opinion on Aqua universe (catalina, psl, etc...) on what others have posted, not on your direct personal experience. If I am wrong, I apologize in advance. I do however see your point and understand you are simply trying to save this guy money in the long run. Upgrading lights does get expensive.

 

[20reefer]

Thanks mecold for the post. Do you have pics?

 

[mecold]

I have a few pre-sps pics in my gallery, but my most recent are on another *cough* *cough* forum.

 

[20reefer]

in what forum?

 

[mecold]

20reefer check your pm's

 

[20reefer]

OK, thanks mecold.

 

[20reefer]

mecold - your tank is beautiful!!!!!! With your experience with this lighting, do you think that 78w of t5ho will be ok for almost all the corals with the exeption of sps in my 30g?

 

[mecold]

I would say for zoo's and softies (kenya tree, xenia, mushrooms, and ricordia)..

 

[The Grim Reefer]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7349338#post7349338 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by mecold
While I respect your opinions on t5's since you pretty much are the authority on the subject here I tend to think you may be basing your opinion on Aqua universe (catalina, psl, etc...) on what others have posted, not on your direct personal experience. If I am wrong, I apologize in advance. I do however see your point and understand you are simply trying to save this guy money in the long run. Upgrading lights does get expensive.

I don't think much of companies that sell under multiple names and spam on reefboards to get buisiness. Seeing people with horror stories just backs up that opinion.