Okay, I am going with T5's, how does this look

[stlouisguy]

I am thinking of two of these

36 inch Ocean Light T5 system with 8 bulbs.36 inch Ocean Light T5 system with 8 bulbs. Black aluminum housing. Includes four 39 watt T5 HO actinic blue bulbs & four 39 watt T5 HO daylight bulbs. T5 ballast is built into the light fixture housing. Includes hanging hardware. From Aqua Medic.
Item #: LT-AB75165

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Price: $319.99
Adjusted Price: $319.99
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So I would be pushing 624 watts into about 85 gallons Cost seems pretty good.

Opinions?

 

[chadfarmer]

single reflector ?

 

[latazyo]

that'll be good Clark

as Chad is implying, make sure its individual reflectors or you get very poor efficiency

also - in a frag tank where growth is so important, is it possible to just use only 65KK bulbs, or do the corals actually need actinic for something?

 

[stlouisguy]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10619588#post10619588 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by chadfarmer
single reflector ?

I have no idea. If it is a single reflector, I would be better to go with the 6 bulb with individual reflectors, right?

For the price I am assuming single reflector. Thats why I post before I buy

 

[JxMetal]

get the 6 bulb tek unit. can't get any simpler IMO

 

[Nanook]

Actinic lighting spectrums are definitely beneficial to corals. I was looking for a study I had read and couldn't find it. I seem to remember that using at least one actinic bulb for every daylight bulb is recommended. It does depend on the type of coral in the tank and what light it receives in nature.

 

[frenchie]

i do for a 6 bulb setup 2 actnic and 4 daylight, so you can get growth but still have actnic for color and sunrise and sunset effect with timers.

 

[Chelsey]

Be VERY VERY careful about putting T-5s over a shallow tank (don't know how deep yours is). It took quite a bit of messing with bulbs and various heights from the water before my corals were happy and NOT getting fried. I have a 40 breeder for a depth reference

 

[stlouisguy]

Well, its decided. I went with both t5 and mh!! Here is the unit


Outer Orbit Pro Series HQI/T-5/LED Lights
36" 456 watts 2-150 watt 4-39 watt 9 blue & 9 white

just ordered 2 of these should do the job

 

[frenchie]

nice light i got 72" model with 3 150 watt 14k bulbs

 

[latazyo]

sounds like a sweet light clark

thanks Nook - no article needed for me

Chelsey - I still havent figured that out...Im bleaching a lot of acros

 

[Decoy]

I am also looking at that Outer Orbit model only 48". What have people heard about them???

 

[frenchie]

i like mine 834 watts on my 125 gallon. works great no complaints

 

[frenchie]

here is a link to some 72" aquactnics t5's from premium aquatics, for those who like t5's.

http://www.livingreefs.com/forums/tank-showcase/10069-biffy-finally-gets-build-thread-54.html