T5 light ideas ?

[DARKSILENTTYPE]

I am going to sell my maristar 72 inch 3x 250watt Mh with 4 39 watt T5s

I will take $1400.00 for tis it is about 6 to months old .

I am looking for thouhts on a T5 set up

I am thinking something like 2 ,36 inch fixtures with 54 or 80 watt 6 bulb set up each .

DST

 

[ol'saltybastage]

arent the 36" bulbs limited to 39watts? and the 48" are 54w right? i just got a 36" 6x39 and its really bright. check out my post w/pics from earlier. 2 of them would be really bright

 

[DARKSILENTTYPE]

I have a six foot tank so I would need 2 36 inch wide fixtures .

If I could find a 72 inch fixture I think I would have a issue finding the bulbs I want .

 

[jmaschh]

Check out www.aquauniverse.com. I just got my 72 inch t5 setup from them and I love it. I have 6 60 inch bulbs and it is amazing how bright they are. They come with individual reflectors too.

I did a lot of research on other lights before I ordered these. I heard good and bad things about this company before I ordered these, but the good seemed to outweigh the bad and I couldn't be happier with them.

Justin

 

[scubabill]

I think chad is getting in some 72" t5 fixtures.

 

[DARKSILENTTYPE]

Chad at GWA ?

 

[beaker77]

Check out Aquactinics they sell a 72" T5 fixture.

 

[chadfarmer]

go with 2 tek fixtures and or retros

 

[chadfarmer]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7657944#post7657944 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by ol'saltybastage
arent the 36" bulbs limited to 39watts? and the 48" are 54w right? i just got a 36" 6x39 and its really bright. check out my post w/pics from earlier. 2 of them would be really bright

they are not limited to that, i can run them at 80 watts with a icecap 660 at lot brighter and alot hotter

 

[Spiffyguy]

I know it says that you are not supposed to but can you mount the tek lights into a canopy with proper air movement?

 

[chadfarmer]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7661573#post7661573 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Spiffyguy
I know it says that you are not supposed to but can you mount the tek lights into a canopy with proper air movement?

yes all you have to do is run a small fan

 

[Spiffyguy]

OK thanks I was thinking about a 6 or 8 bulb on a 120 or 140. Should work out nice.

 

[DARKSILENTTYPE]

I have been looking around I found a 16 bulb 6 foot T5 fixture all bulbs are 39watt 624 watts if a use a larger ballast I think I maybe able to push over 800 watts . Yes ?

I am also thinking of ordering ATI bulbs


DST

 

[chadfarmer]

i want a ATI fixture

i heard very good thing about the ATI bulbs


you dont reallly need the bigger ballast unless you want to over drive the bulbs and if you cant keep them cool you will be replacing bulbs every 8 months to a year compaired to 15-24 months

 

[DARKSILENTTYPE]

I was looking for a ATI fixture and heard that they don't sell them here in the US . I was able to find the bulbs .

DST

 

[chadfarmer]

moonpod has one

but it is 220v

i like the look of it

 

[DARKSILENTTYPE]

were did he get and can I have a link ?
Really can you find a link to were it can be purchased in the states.

 

[chadfarmer]

no clue where he got it from he also got the bubbleking clone from ATI also