Sps frag tank 20g T-5?

[samsfishnchips]

Hi guys,

thinking on setting up a 20g to temp house corals and frag growth out, and though a set of T-5 would be more convenient them running a pendant over it,

what you guys think, since this will be frag tank, color don't matter and its for sps,

2 - 39 watt 36 inch T5 HO 6500k GE Starcoat

or

4 - 39 watt 36 inch T5 HO 6500k GE Starcoat

any comment, suggestions welcome, thx

sam

 

[samsfishnchips]

bump

come on guys someone had to try this before or has an idea, thx

sam

 

[sasa311]

I have a 25 gal SPS tank with 150W 10.000K MH and 2*24W T5 actinic. I am planning to change the HQI to 4*24W T5 14.000K.
If you use only 6500K the coral colors I think won't be good...

 

[Maeda]

Hows the growth with a 150w + 2 t5s?

 

[horkn]

I use 3x39 on my 35g with 1 ge starcoat and 2 ati blues. with aqualux reflectors.


my marshall island acro frag I got at the same time as many of our WRS members (group buy) is the same size basically as everyone elses. this is after 3 months of growth. Some of the guys have 3x400w of mh, 2x250 mh, and one guy has 7x250 icecaps on his 400g tank. they are all pretty much the same size after that amount of time

 

[samsfishnchips]

horkn,

thx for the info, looks like two of the GE will do the job

sam

 

[sasa311]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7118885#post7118885 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Maeda
Hows the growth with a 150w + 2 t5s?

Montipora digita about 1 cm / month.

I think it is quite good