Cwegescheide-
You're spot on. I have stupid light; I'd be happy to show some high-light frags in my tank, with good color, and good growth rates, but keep in mind my tank is young, so the frags are small...
I run an overdriven (IceCap) 6x54W Tek-Light, and I'm pulling 416w (Kill-a-Watt) to run it. No chiller. 81 degrees, all day long. EDIT: Only my 4 "main" daylight bulbs are over-driven; dusk/dawn are still the standard ballast....
Honestly, the only time I hear people talking negatively about T-5s are people who haven't seen a good T-5 rig, or tank with nice lights. I'll agree, MH's still have some spectrum advantages (Eg: making colors look like you want), but I can tell you they're great lights, and I don't regret it....
Dr. JMadscientist-
You've never run 'em, have ya? I had MHs. I'll agree, the VHO/MH rig I had was better at making colors "pop", and I miss the shimmer. But I don't miss the electricity consumption, and the fear, constantly, over the summer, with the A/C on, of needing a chiller.....
-Andy/Oldimpala
You're spot on. I have stupid light; I'd be happy to show some high-light frags in my tank, with good color, and good growth rates, but keep in mind my tank is young, so the frags are small...
I run an overdriven (IceCap) 6x54W Tek-Light, and I'm pulling 416w (Kill-a-Watt) to run it. No chiller. 81 degrees, all day long. EDIT: Only my 4 "main" daylight bulbs are over-driven; dusk/dawn are still the standard ballast....
Honestly, the only time I hear people talking negatively about T-5s are people who haven't seen a good T-5 rig, or tank with nice lights. I'll agree, MH's still have some spectrum advantages (Eg: making colors look like you want), but I can tell you they're great lights, and I don't regret it....
Dr. JMadscientist-
You've never run 'em, have ya? I had MHs. I'll agree, the VHO/MH rig I had was better at making colors "pop", and I miss the shimmer. But I don't miss the electricity consumption, and the fear, constantly, over the summer, with the A/C on, of needing a chiller.....
-Andy/Oldimpala