The T5 Q&a Thread

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I have a 6 bulb nova extreme on my 75 gallon tank. What do you suggest? I just dont want it too blue. Also how is the helios super blue? That is the only bulb that i have that may be decent.
 
Re: 20 k radium look

Re: 20 k radium look

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15539075#post15539075 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by kruse_alan
What six bulb T 5 combo would replicate the 20 k radium look?


Thanks

Brad
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Look up about 6 posts. My question was similar, so you might like the recommendation he gave me there.
 
One more question I would really like to save a little change without skimping too much I was going to get the ATI 6 x 54w sunpower fixture but was wondering if I could get the tek 8x54w fixture for less money can anyone give me pros and cons with this please
 
Hey Grim I seek your guidance,

Posted this a couple other places also but here goes-

I just recently purchased a couple SLS Tek T5 retro-kits, one came with a Workhorse ballast and the other came with a Advance Centium ballast. The Workhorse ballast fires up just fine, but my Advance ballast is having issues. I have it wired in correctly according to the diagrams and have checked all of my connections. The ballast fires up for about 10 seconds every 5-10 minutes and then shuts back off.

The ICN-2S54 by Advance. The leader in ballast technology. Centium Series high frequency electronic T5HO ballast.

# Powers: 1 or 2 F54T5/HO lamps, FC12T/HO or 36-55W 2G11 base CFL lamps.
# Input Watts: 46-120
# Input Volts: 120-277
# Ballast Factor: 85-122%
# Total Harmonic Distortion (THD): 10-20%
# Power Factor: 96-98%
# Length (in): 9.5
# Width (in): 1.7
# Height (in): 1.18
 
whats up grim, here is my current bulb order on my 10 bulb power module
FRONT
blue plus
75/25
blue plus
6500k
blue plus
blue plus
6500k
blue plus
75/25
blue plus

growth has been great, but i kinda want a lil more blue/white crisp to it. i was thinking of changing up some bulbs, what would you recommend? my tank is ALL sps and a few clams. dimensions are 6x2x2. if i was to take out one 6500k and one 75/25, would that be detrimental to growth? i was thinking of adding 2 more blue plus or 2 aqua blue.
 
New 24" PowerModile just came in. Anyone have a 8bulb combo they can show me pictures of? or Grim is there a combo you recommend?
 
Mr Thingdoer... I think your tank looks awesome as it is!!

Please post pics of the changes you make..I am interested in that bulb combo Grim gave you too...
 
ok Grim,

With this new ATI 24" 8 bulb, im not sure wha to do. I really want a bulb combo that brings out tons of color, but would I be sacrificing lots of par? I intend to do acans and zoas, but not sure about sps. I would love to have a combo that makes colors pop. Any ideas?

Thanks in Advance
 
Thanks Aquaman and Jennmac!

I just picked up most of the bulbs grim recommended and one that was recommended by a friend. I'm experimenting with configurations, but so far it's literally night and day. Everything glows! I wouldn't call it natural looking, but that's not what my intent was anyways. I was shooting for a combo that made everything look vivid, and really "in your face"
I'll post pictures of what I think looks best when the lights come back on tomorrow. I might have to see if I can get a real photographer over here.
 
Hi Grim (and anyone else helping with the suggestions),
I hope you won lots of $$ and had a good trip.

I'm going to be getting a 125 very soon and am wanting to put T5 lights on it. I'd like to hear some suggestions on bulb combination and placements. The tank is 6 feet long and 18 inches wide. Inside the canopy is probably right at 6 feet as well. On our 75 gal we have a DIY crappy light which has 2 marine glow actinic bulbs and 4 screw in 6500K compact fluorescent bulbs (the curly ones). I have pretty decent growth on my zoas and LPS with these lights, but don't care for the color. It is too yellow and the zoas don't pop like I would like them to.

What would be suggested for a 125, with mainly zoas and some LPS (hammer, frog spawn and duncans) in it? I'd like to add a clam or two one day. Probably stay away from SPS for a while.

Bulb placement: Which would you recommend?
A)Maybe two sections of 3 foot (or 2 foot 6 inch?) bulbs laid out maybe like this?
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What bulb combination would you suggest for a 125 gal, zoanthids and LPS? I'm thinking about 4 bulbs or maybe 5.

I have a Icecapp 660 and a workhorse 7. Will the workhorse do the job until I can get a better one? I was thinking about using the Icecapp to run the bluer bulbs that come on first and go off last while using the WH for the ones that come on last and go off first.

Thanks for any help offered.
 
Hi Grim,
Hope you won at the casino, I play poker at the Hard Rock Seminole Indian casino in Tampa.

Where do I mount fans?

I am adding 2 39w T5 retros to my 4 39w retro hanging fixture.
These are all the Reefgeek Icecap normal driven retros kits for a total of 6 39w lamps with lamps you recommended.

On an open bottom homemade hanging fixture that is 3 inches tall should I just mount the fans on top over the cold end drawing air up and out or blow on the lamps?

I see the vents on some of the high end fixtures kind of closer to one end, maybe a third of the length of the fixture.
Is that a better place and do they blow in or out?
I assume the fans blow out in both case but...

Thanks,

If anyone else knows what to do, while Grim is off enjoying himself, please post.
 
just set a 125 72x18x24 gonna change from mh to t5s. do you think 6 60inch t5s will be enough or should i do 8? also i like growth with good color any bulb configuration you would recomend?
 
Hi Grim,

I have a 150g tank, 5X2X2. It is currently lit by 6 X 60" T5's powered by 3 Workhorse 7 ballasts under Tek 2 reflectors purchased last year.

I am due for new bulbs. I currently have all geissmans...2 aquablues, 2 actinic +, 1 midday, and 1 pure actinic.

While growth has been good (so long as my Ca reactor is keeping up), I feel color could be better. Mainly, my green monti caps and green digitata are really flat. Also, a poci with green polyps and the green polyps in my roscoe's blue are lacking as well. Oddly though, my neon green hydnophora looks incredible.

I've purchased 2 IC 660's and am in the process of deciding which bulbs to go with. I'm probably going to get aquaillumination reflectors from reekgeek so I can add more bulbs later.

Your input is greatly appreciated.

-RJ
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15543871#post15543871 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by jennmac415
Mr Thingdoer... I think your tank looks awesome as it is!!

Please post pics of the changes you make..I am interested in that bulb combo Grim gave you too...
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I was not able to find the Aqua Blue or Actinic white locally, but have ordered them.

In the meantime, this is what I have been able to find and I have them in this order:

Front
ATI Blue +
ATI Blue +
UVL Aqua Sun
ATI Blue +
Geismann Actinic +
ATI Blue +

and here's what that looks like:

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Grim,

How would this combo look?

2 Gmann Actinic Plus, 2 Gmann Aquablues and 2 UVL Super Actinics.

14k or 20k?
 
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