The T5 Q&a Thread

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Hi Grim,

Thanks for all that you do.....

I am setting up a 33 long as a Zoas Frag Tank.
I ordered a 48" Nova Extreme Pro 6x54 watt T5 HO Model#1081B W/SLR.

I am sure that the factory lamps will need to be replaced.

What would you recommend. I would love to have color, but growth is probably more important.

Thanks in advance for your advise.

MyBoxOfWater
aka - Steve
 
Hi Grim,

Thanks for all that you do.....

I am setting up a 33 long as a Zoas Frag Tank.
I ordered a 48" Nova Extreme Pro 6x54 watt T5 HO Model#1081B W/SLR.

I am sure that the factory lamps will need to be replaced.

What would you recommend. I would love to have color, but growth is probably more important.

Thanks in advance for your advise.

MyBoxOfWater
aka - Steve

Do 4 ATI Blue Plus, 1 UVL Actinic White and a GE 6500K Daylight, you will get a lot op pop and growth out of that.
 
Hey Grim i have a 150 rimless 72x24x18 i recently purchased the aquatinics constellation 14x39watt fixture.I am new to the t5 world,whats your reccomendation for nice fish color and a mixed reef? thanks
 
Hey Grim i have a 150 rimless 72x24x18 i recently purchased the aquatinics constellation 14x39watt fixture.I am new to the t5 world,whats your reccomendation for nice fish color and a mixed reef? thanks

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ATI Blue Plus
GE 6500K Daylight
Blue Plus
UVL Actinic White
Blue Plus
ATI Aquablue
Blue Plus
 
I am putting up a 40 gal breeder i ame doing mosty sps and some chalies.i wont to know if i need 4 or 6 bulbs? And whst would be better tek or ati ?,tek and ati retro's are the same $ but ati fixturs are way more than tek am i going to get better light out of a fixtur or retro or do they do the same ? Tank is 36''long and 17'' tall and 18'' wide
 
With only 3 lamps I would buy well known brands so your corals will get enough light. Running 2 Blues and 1 50/50 type lamp would be good. Personally I would do 2 ATI Blue Plus and a KZ Fiji Purple, I think both brands are available down under but I could be wrong.

Yeah in the process of hunting some down but all the suppliers are always "out of stock" on the ATI's and never seem to answer my emails regarding when they will have more, only brands i can get a hold of are sylvania, GLO, geiseman, UVL, korallenzucht for the fiji purple only and Aquascience, I will purchase the KZ Fiji purple now for a replacement of the sun globe, any info on which of these brands i could use for the blue spectrum bulbs.

Thanks in advance Pixie.
 
I am putting up a 40 gal breeder i ame doing mosty sps and some chalies.i wont to know if i need 4 or 6 bulbs? And whst would be better tek or ati ?,tek and ati retro's are the same $ but ati fixturs are way more than tek am i going to get better light out of a fixtur or retro or do they do the same ? Tank is 36''long and 17'' tall and 18'' wide
Essentially the same question I was going to ask. 36x18x18 FOWLR tank, with the possibility of some corals later on. Thanks!
 
Weird question, but since I have never worked with T5 before I need to ask.
Where do you typically mount the T5 ballasts when retrofitting inside a canopy? Do they have long wires allowing for mounting inside the cabinet or are they short & thus require mounting inside the canopy? I'm clueless.
 
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