How do you light your SPS tank?

[hkgar]

Well that's a little misleading. Most MH users ran MH with VHO supplements. Now, most run theirs with T5 or LED supplement.t hat accounts for 24%.

Almost 1/3rd of the poll still uses MH.

Good point. Thanks

 

[phenom5]

Straight ATI Sunpower for me. I like the idea of LEDs, but the simplicity of T5s won out.

 

[eclipse720]

Right now, Chinese LED box which does the job but soon a xr15 or maybe AI prime.

 

[Reefstarter2]

I voted led/t5 I just made the switch from halides and t5 inside the canopy is 50 degrees cooler . I can't wait to see the savings. The corals look great hydra 52 HD for me

 

[Wazzel]

In all honesty a combo system is probably the best solution. Each lighting system has pros and cons that together they could over come. Having said that I do not feel like messing with it and will stay all LED.

 

[ComforablyNumb]

Running 2 x Kessil a360we on a 55g for about a year now. Cannot complain. Love the shimmer.



Altho I agree a t5 combo would be better, but by how much I don't know. Everything grows pretty well now.

 

[gex23]

ATI Powermodule 8 x 24w + 75w LED hybrid unit.

 

[SnowManSnow]

80 g shallow. I use an ati 8 lamp sun power


So long, and thanks for all the fish.

 

[Fish4udog]

If you go to Atinorthamerican.com they give you 3 possible light combinations depending on the light effect you want

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[Fish4udog]

Also i went from leds back to t5 tried and proven i use ati sunpower 6x54 on my 75 reef tank

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[hkgar]

Has anyone measured the Par under t5's?

 

[hkgar]

If you go to Atinorthamerican.com they give you 3 possible light combinations depending on the light effect you want

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I think this is the page you referenced?

http://www.atinorthamerica.com/faq.php

Thanks for the info.

 

[Fish4udog]

Yes i run 4 blue plus 1 purple plus 1 coral plus

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[Zwickm]

I run 3 x Hydra 26s and 4 T5s over a 150 gallon high (30" deep). I've found the t5/LED hybrid to have the best results!

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[Fish4udog]

Also there us a thread on here where he show the different par in his tank compared to t H e new E5 bulbs

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[Fish4udog]

Sorry t5 vs e5 bulb e5 is a new led made in a t5 tube nice pop very low par

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[hkgar]

I just measured the power consumption of my 3 MH 250 W Radiums powered by 3 Hamilton M80 magnetic ballasts. 848 watts. Tomorrow I am going to measure the KW hours over the 8 hrs. they are on. The 4 ATI 80 Watt t5's use 296 watts.

I could dump (sell) the 3 MH add 4 t5's and save 549 Watts.

 

[reefrf]

Currently HQI 150w with T5's. Upgrading in the next few weeks & going with the Giesemann Infiniti with 250w HQI and 80w T5's. I'm old school.

 

[rockworm]

Another old schooler here. I use 250w radium's with Reefbrite LED's.

 

[hkgar]

T5 only question

T5 only question

For those with only t5, how far above water line (AWL) do you have your lights?