Let's See Some T5 Only Lite Tanks (remember Just T5 Lite Tanks) :-)

[gabe3d]

ndaero,
Thanks for the compliement. My tank was not custom ordered, i just picked it out at a LFS. That is what they had. However it doesn't seem like this size is a very normal size to have, therefore if you'd want one hten you'd have to custom make one.

nuhtty,
Actinic - Aquablue - Blue Plus - Aquablue - Aquablue - Actinic and they are all 48''

Gabe

 

[Nuhtty]

nuhtty,
Actinic - Aquablue - Blue Plus - Aquablue - Aquablue - Actinic and they are all 48''

Gabe

Sweet. I am doing 6x39w T5s on my 65...its decided.

 

[Ti]

I just got my T5 today guys.
I replaced a 2 X 96W PC
with a
4 X 39W T5 SLS fixture.
1st impression, doesn't seem as intense as others have described it.

 

[Nuhtty]

I just got my T5 today guys.
I replaced a 2 X 96W PC
with a
4 X 39W T5 SLS fixture.
1st impression, doesn't seem as intense as others have described it.

I have heard T5s take some time to "break in"

Can you post any pics comparing the two?

 

[horkn]

yeah, they need to burn in.. theres no way a 2x96 watt setup can out light a 4x39 with proper reflectors..

what kind of bulbs did you get?

 

[R33f3r]

I agree...and they take around 100 hrs to burn in. Some say the actinic burns in around 3 months. I dunno, but it's a pos bulb to begin with IME.

 

[horkn]

well, maybe we can get uri to make their super actinic for the t5 ho...

 

[R33f3r]

I have emailed URI several times about that and no replies so far.

 

[horkn]

well, if uri doesnt, then they are dropping the ball, and someone else will pick it up.

 

[The Grim Reefer]

With Blueplus do you really need actinic? I've got 2 of them collecting dust. Now that I've seen what a Blueplus does as opposed to the standard blues I had before the actinics are going in the trash.

 

[R33f3r]

I like the purple/violet color of the actinics better than the color of blue+, after all it's a matter of taste when it comes to supplementing

 

[NewSchool04]

I am a big fan of the actinic and blue + together for my dawn dusk lights. Blue + in the front, the actinic in the back. Gives a very nice glow to the tank.

 

[Ti]

I have heard T5s take some time to "break in"

Can you post any pics comparing the two?

I was reading the manual that came with the sunlight supply fixture, it said, they are most bright in the beginng and dim after the break in period.
I will attempt to take pics later this week when I get home early enough from work.

yeah, they need to burn in.. theres no way a 2x96 watt setup can out light a 4x39 with proper reflectors..

what kind of bulbs did you get?

I got (in this order from front to back)
Blue plus, 11k, actinic, 11k

I moved my maxima to the sandbed in anticipation of the acclimate it to the new light, since the SLS reflector T5 is supposed to penetrate much better.

 

[dfiddy]

Here is a full shot of my tank.

wow.. absolutely gorgeous looking tank! very nice indeed! great work!

definitely makin' me want to go out and use some of that christmas $$ loot $$ i still havent spent and buy me a set of T5s!!

 

[Nuhtty]

gabe

when I see that pic I cant believe its only under T5s

 

[RedEyeReef]

gabe

when I see that pic I cant believe its only under T5s

Agreed! makes we want to ditch my 4 - 400w SE MH's & 4 - 4' Actinic VHO's for 20 - 48" T5's over my reef. On Ice Caps that is about 1600 watts (20 x 80w), less electricity, less heat and OOOhh COLOR......

 

[Nuhtty]

Im going to go with 6x39w 36" T5 teklights. Hope to be able to keep everything

 

[gabe3d]

Thanks everyone. THe only thing i regret is that i didn't wait or maybe i was just lazy to buy the retrofit 60'' on my tank. I got the fixture which i hang from the ceiling. There are some few inches of dark spots on each sides which annoys me sometimes but what the heck . Maybe when i get a larger tank i'll get some new ones, hehe.

 

[slanky]

Wow gabe3d,

Thanks for posting those pics. I had two of the cheap-o GE sun bulbs in my mix, along with the ATI blue+ bulbs. Now that I've seen what a difference having the Aquablue specials makes in terms of your SPS coloration, I went and ordered two of the ATI Aquablues to replace the cheap GE daylight bulbs

While I get good growth under the GE bulbs mixed with the Blue+, it presents a somewhat washed out look in terms of coloration on some of the corals. So I'm looking forward to seeing what the Aquablues look like on my own tank.

 

[horkn]

its not that the GE bulbs are cheap, just inexpensive..


there is a difference between cheap and inexpensive, since the ge bulbs are tested to last longer than any of the sun/blue, blue. or actinics...