T5 SPS tanks?

[Shnabbles]

Lets see some pics of people that use only T5 lamps and the SPS they grow with them!

 

[hahnmeister]

Why do you want to see pics of the people?

 

[Shnabbles]

lol i dont know how that double posted... but i wanna see pics of the tank not the people, oops

 

[moo0o]

HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHA

 

[Zoos]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9500884#post9500884 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by hahnmeister
Why do you want to see pics of the people?

lmao

 

[danskim]

I think there's a big thread like this somewhere...
I'll try to find it.

 

[hahnmeister]

Well, its like he wants us to prove we exist as well as the SPS... he he.

 

[hahnmeister]

not mine, but I like to show it...
http://archiv.korallenriff.de/Lichttest/06_t5_test.html

and...

and then there is Iwan's reef as well...
http://www.hausriff.ch/index2.html

and Try the Chi (sorry, dont have a link)

and Danano's...
http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2005-03/totm/index.php

 

[Shnabbles]

Awsome pics guys thanks... no i just wanted to make sure t5s were truelly strong enough to grow SPS..

I have 14 39watt t5's over my 180 will SPS do well in this lighting?
Its the Aquatinics Constellation

 

[hahnmeister]

Sure, they should do just fine.

That first tank I posted uses 20x54watt T5s... 1080 watts. Now, that sounds like alot, but look at the tank specs... 10' long, 30" wide, and 28" high. If that was lit with halides, it would need at least 1200 watts, if not 1600 (four 400s). Those T5s get the job done with less watts.

My SPS do better under the T5s than the halide tanks these days... they look just awesome.

 

[katchupoy]

Here are my contributions...
Just converted mine from 2x250 mh to 4x39watt t5HO.
Im only on my day 2.

Here is mine under 2x250 reeflux.

And here it is under 2x39 ati blueplus + 2x39 ati aquablue

Also, I have taken these shots on my camera on manual settings. Meaning it has same speed and opening. So the brightess is not really that far off compared to MH setup. But 500 watts against 160 watts? Thats really something. Im sure if I go with 4x39 aquablue then it will way brighter than my 2x250 setup. I just wanted a more blue 14k or 20k look.


But here are other people's tank.
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/s...25&pagenumber=1

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/s...25&pagenumber=1

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/s...25&pagenumber=1

http://www.blogs.frags.org/member.php?uid=2561

http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2006/2/aquarium

 

[Ti]

nice

 

[katchupoy]

For some reason, the first 3 links is not working. So here it is again.

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=812416&perpage=25&pagenumber=1

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=541121&perpage=25&pagenumber=1

http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2005-03/totm/index.php

 

[brianbigoats]

there was just a thread on the sps forum

 

[hahnmeister]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9507896#post9507896 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by brianbigoats
there was just a thread on the sps forum

^^^ wanna complete that sentence????

 

[mufret]

Here's my 55g that's lit with only T5s

 

[keinreis]

Can't be done! All these pictures are fakes, and if you don't have halides you can't grow corals!








Of course I am joking, but you have no clue how many times I have seen this type of thing said whaen people ask about t-5's over sps or clams. I went the t-5 rout also, and am soo happy I did.

 

[hahnmeister]

Lol... I crack up when people say that as well... or they say, "well, you can use T5s, but they are no where as good as halides" or something along those lines. I chuckle because IMO, halides and T5s are about the same, with a slight edge going to T5s sometimes (and with some tanks like say, a 60g cube, the edge goes to halides).

 

[TeamPlayer]

Hey mufret, how many bulbs and what wattage are you using?

Also, I'm currently running a 46g Bowfront with 192w power compacts and I'm thinking of moving to T-5s, is it worth it?

 

[rwrussom]

Here is a sweet one.

http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2006/2/aquarium