T-5 Vs PC

[Blue04]

i'm torn between 2 light fixtures. I found a T-5 that is a total of 216 watts and is $199 while on the other hand ive found a PC that is 260 watt for $122.

I hear that T-5 lights have more intensity than PC but is that much of a different seeing as the PC is 44 watts stronger? Which would be best?

 

[hanas]

I had the Coralife 260W PC and moved over to the Tek T5 216W fixtue about a month ago. The difference in light intensity was unreal, the T5 is so much more intense. It's no longer about the old rule of watts/per gallon, it's about lumens.

 

[angelsj247]

i was torn apart between t-5s and and pc's and i chose the pcs coming in the mail now.. so ill let ya know how it is when i get it.

 

[slb11106]

i have a coralife t5 system and it is great, i was thinking of getting MH but the T5 are supporting everything i put in including clams on the substrate and even some hard corals. def the way to go

 

[aztbs]

I started with PC's, then had Halides. Now I have T5's and they are amazing. No comparison, go with T5's

 

[pufferpoison]

if the t5 setup you are looking at is the nova, don't do it. It doesn't use the single parabalic reflectors and without a single reflector per bulb, you might as well go VHO or PC. The reflector is what makes the t-5's stand out, without them, they are just another florescent bulb.

 

[jimbo045]

I hear T-5s are out, and most cool folks use VHOs or MHs, or PCs.. JD

 

[lfjewett]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7415614#post7415614 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by jimbo045
I hear T-5s are out, and most cool folks use VHOs or MHs, or PCs.. JD

This was ment as a joke right?