For those that doubt T5 's
- Thread starter AquamanE
- Start date
Ding2daDong
New member
I have t5's and they work great. The only problem I have heard from many people with t5's is the neon colors they seem to have. I think the people who doubt t5's have been using MH for many years.
-Matthew
-Matthew
AquamanE
Active member
Hey Ding2dong- you say "neon colors from many people using amino acids "
is that like for me in the 70's with black lights and LSD, acid, shrooms, etc....yeah man...peace..psychadelic.....give me that bong....
Seriously the spectrum is whatever you want dependiong on bulb choice like any other system.
is that like for me in the 70's with black lights and LSD, acid, shrooms, etc....yeah man...peace..psychadelic.....give me that bong....
Seriously the spectrum is whatever you want dependiong on bulb choice like any other system.
Ding2daDong
New member
LOL seriously though if you look at most of the very successful t5 driven tanks they have those neon colors which I don't care for. My tank doesn't have the neon colors but many do.
Thanks why for my frag system I switched to metal halides and like them alot.
-Matthew
trespatica
In Memoriam
WOW
AquamanE
Active member
Gasman- your giving cudos to my "Husbandry"? Ill take that as a compliment. LOL.
My intention is not to say its better, only to say its possible to grow SPS for those of us that dont like the heat, chillers, required upgraded transformers from FPL for our neighborhoods, part time job to pay FPL, etc... LOL.
My intention is not to say its better, only to say its possible to grow SPS for those of us that dont like the heat, chillers, required upgraded transformers from FPL for our neighborhoods, part time job to pay FPL, etc... LOL.
reefsahoy
I can see thru you!
gasman, why do you guys take t5's vs mh vs led vs anything else so personal? other than the fact that we are looking for alternatives and learning from other peoples experiences we couldn't care less what you or anyone else use cause we're not the ones looking at the tank. we just want to know that what ever technology we are considering can actually work. we already know MH light works but not everyone knows t5's work, hence the thread. we're not trying to convince anyone to use t5's or anything else for that matter, we're just saying there may be other options.
ok heres another t5 that i saw. obviously everything has to be in check but t5's were the lights.
AquamanE
Active member
Hold on guys!! Again I just wanted to show my growth, thats all. Not create a controversy.
A few years back i had a 90G with MH and actinics, this was the early 90's. At that time the things to keep where LPS and softies, Everything did very well. (altjhough algae was a problem then. We didnt know what we know now about pho4, etc...)
This time when i decided to come back after a few years hiatus SPS is the thing to keep, and i can see why. i researched new technology, and alternatives to MH only because I did not want to have to deal primarily with heat. I didnt have the space for a chiller so decided on T5's knowing that i might be limited to some capacity in what i could keep. It was a personal choice, not even a $$ decision. I had the cash to buy whatever I wanted.
I reasearch the coral i buy to make sure T5's are OK before buying. Again i know the limitations and accept them.
BTW- I am not only keeping caps, birds, and hydno. I used those pics because they are the ones i got first and have, of course, grown more.
reefsahoy- Nice pics !!!
A few years back i had a 90G with MH and actinics, this was the early 90's. At that time the things to keep where LPS and softies, Everything did very well. (altjhough algae was a problem then. We didnt know what we know now about pho4, etc...)
This time when i decided to come back after a few years hiatus SPS is the thing to keep, and i can see why. i researched new technology, and alternatives to MH only because I did not want to have to deal primarily with heat. I didnt have the space for a chiller so decided on T5's knowing that i might be limited to some capacity in what i could keep. It was a personal choice, not even a $$ decision. I had the cash to buy whatever I wanted.
I reasearch the coral i buy to make sure T5's are OK before buying. Again i know the limitations and accept them.
BTW- I am not only keeping caps, birds, and hydno. I used those pics because they are the ones i got first and have, of course, grown more.
reefsahoy- Nice pics !!!
gasman059
The OG mad scientist
Nothing personal lol j/k
It does not matter 1000 watts whether it is from MH or t5 in the end is 100o watts.
And yes u can keep everything under those girly T5's LOL j/k again. It truly depends on your quality of cae and husbandry.
by the looks of those pics you are certainly doing something right.
MH's rule!
It does not matter 1000 watts whether it is from MH or t5 in the end is 100o watts.
And yes u can keep everything under those girly T5's LOL j/k again. It truly depends on your quality of cae and husbandry.
by the looks of those pics you are certainly doing something right.
MH's rule!
Last edited:
dobly_1999
Member
AquamanE, thanks for keeping on point. The growth is nice.
Keep up the good work.
Keep up the good work.
Similar threads
