Let's See Some T5 Only Lite Tanks (remember Just T5 Lite Tanks) :-)
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NewSchool04
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reelfreak,
I posted a thread called T5 Growth Pics that give a good example of what these lights can do. My tank crashed New Years Eve b/c I tripped the GFI without being home so I'm starting all over.
I posted a thread called T5 Growth Pics that give a good example of what these lights can do. My tank crashed New Years Eve b/c I tripped the GFI without being home so I'm starting all over.
sales weasel
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How long were you away? We had an ice storm in Dec and I was w/o power for over 24-hrs and my water was in the 60s. I did have the benefit of natural light from a window. However, for me, my main concern was the temp. Everything came out OK. I was in there every few hours stirring the water for aeration
NewSchool04
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I wasn't home and the temp got down to the low 60's for two days before I got back. All fish, all acros died, some of the LPS made it through. Both the low temp and no flow created what I think was a no oxygen tank, fish died and then snowballed into the corals, etc. It was a disaster.
reelfreak
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Very nice tanks guys!!
Newschool....do you have a link to that thread (since the search never works for me)?? Sorry to hear about the crash, I was sweating it out a couple times here with the hurricanes the past couple of years.
It looks like there are people achieving long term success with these lights then.
I guess my LFS guy had no idea what he was talking about.....I was told that my 2x65w pc lights would be twice as bright as the 4x54w Tek light I just ordered!! I kept asking him if he was refering to the HO T5s or just the regular T5s....he said it didn't matter....I then asked about the individual reflectors, again it didn't matter!! He thinks I'm "downgrading" light by my switch. ??? I'm glad we have RC to learn from each other
Newschool....do you have a link to that thread (since the search never works for me)?? Sorry to hear about the crash, I was sweating it out a couple times here with the hurricanes the past couple of years.
It looks like there are people achieving long term success with these lights then.
I guess my LFS guy had no idea what he was talking about.....I was told that my 2x65w pc lights would be twice as bright as the 4x54w Tek light I just ordered!! I kept asking him if he was refering to the HO T5s or just the regular T5s....he said it didn't matter....I then asked about the individual reflectors, again it didn't matter!! He thinks I'm "downgrading" light by my switch. ??? I'm glad we have RC to learn from each other
NewSchool04
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your LFS guy has a lot of learning to do.
I tried to find the link last night and ran into the same problem. I posted it mid Dec. The search never works now.
I tried to find the link last night and ran into the same problem. I posted it mid Dec. The search never works now.
reelfreak
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Here's the link
Just found it, haven't really looked all the way through, but from what I've seen... :eek2: Wow!! I'm impressed.... I'm going back to read the thread
Just found it, haven't really looked all the way through, but from what I've seen... :eek2: Wow!! I'm impressed.... I'm going back to read the thread
NewSchool04
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page 6 on that thread is depressing
Impala1964
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This thread needs a bump from Modesto guy that started it
NewSchool04
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you want depressing? These are from a week or so before my upgrade to a 180 last weekend 4/14/7
All under my T5's.
This is the tank now:
I lost everything in the move, all fish, all acros. A purple digitata made it and some LPS. I'm still feeling the sting.
All under my T5's.
This is the tank now:
I lost everything in the move, all fish, all acros. A purple digitata made it and some LPS. I'm still feeling the sting.
