The T5 Q&a Thread

[The Grim Reefer]

Re: Re: Re: which bulbs

Re: Re: Re: which bulbs

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13116423#post13116423 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Saltysteele
okay, it's 60 wide. i wouldn't have a problem with the corals on the sides? (which i guess the sides would then be good for low-light stuff like acans and rics..... hmmm...)

i'm going to keep using my vho's for now for my actinics, with my 430. 60" superactinics

what bulbs would you suggest for the whites? and how many?

Blue Plus or Actinic Plus
Aquablue
UVL Aquasun
Aquablue

You just wouldn't want to place acans right at the very edge of the tank but yes the edges are getting enough light for low and moderate light stuff.

 

[The Grim Reefer]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13116532#post13116532 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Saltysteele
um, no. do you not know who you are?? you're renowned! you are the T5 answer man. where would we go? what would we do? :lol:

You channel Obi Wan Kagrimi for your answers

 

[kidninja]

alright so i think this will be my final barrage of questions lol
so whats the best combination for more blue
" " more white
" " equal amount of blue/white
i love the blue color but also love growth soooooooooo yea haha
and finally, i believe i'm going to need reflectors for my fixture, where would i buy them and are they easy to install?
i have the Nova Extreme T-5 Fixtures w/Lunar Lights 4-24watt 24" on a 10gallon tank

 

[Mike de Leon]

Hello there.

Has anyone of you folks used 72" Nova Extreme Pro 12 X39 W.
I am trying to light a 6' Tank.
Thanks in advance...

 

[FutureBoyGenius]

I have a standard 90 Gallon tank and want to upgrade my lighting to T5s instead of the 260watt PCs I have. What fixtures should I look at? I want to be able to do about any type of coral after the upgrade. I really want the colors to POP though, not just a blue looking tank.

The tank is in my bedroom so I also don't want too much heat. I am not really familiar with how much heat T5s will put out though. Would I need a chiller with an 8 bulb configuration?

Basically where do I need to start looking.

Thanks!

 

[snaza]

Hi Grim,

Im inspired by your mate Galvins tank so have decided to build a nano/frag tank. 36x8x8. i want a T5 fixture to hang from the roof. i can get a good looking cheap Ebay fixture here in australia. it does have individual reflectors but im sure they arent the best.

it has 4x39w bulbs. Its mainly going to be SPS. i fixture has 2 switches which runs 2 bulbs each. would 4 bulbs be way to much or should i just run 2 of them? or maybe run 2 for 10hours and the other 2 for 4 hours or something.

what bulb combo would you do? I guess i dont need high PAR lamps

Blue plus
actinic
aqua blue
blue plus

thanks

Aaron

 

[arbee]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13090488#post13090488 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by The Grim Reefer
Not really any major improvements I can see. You might want to look at maybe doing 2 rows of Aquasuns rather than 1 Aquasun and 1 Midday or visa versa. If you want a more blue look you could replace one or the other with an Aquablue.

Thank you Grim. I ordered the 2 extra aquasuns.

 

[Mike de Leon]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13116966#post13116966 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Mike de Leon
Hello there.

Has anyone of you folks used 72" Nova Extreme Pro 12 X39 W.
I am trying to light a 6' Tank.
Thanks in advance...

 

[The Grim Reefer]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13116681#post13116681 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by kidninja
alright so i think this will be my final barrage of questions lol
so whats the best combination for more blue
" " more white
" " equal amount of blue/white
i love the blue color but also love growth soooooooooo yea haha
and finally, i believe i'm going to need reflectors for my fixture, where would i buy them and are they easy to install?
i have the Nova Extreme T-5 Fixtures w/Lunar Lights 4-24watt 24" on a 10gallon tank

You don't ask for much do you

Front
ATI Blue Plus
UVL Aquasun
UVL Super Actinic
ATI Aquablue

More Blue

Blue Plus
Aquablue
Super Actinic
Blue Plus

More White

Blue Plus
Aquasun
Aquablue
Blue Plus for slightly more white, Aquablue for a lot more white

 

[The Grim Reefer]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13118727#post13118727 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by FutureBoyGenius
I have a standard 90 Gallon tank and want to upgrade my lighting to T5s instead of the 260watt PCs I have. What fixtures should I look at? I want to be able to do about any type of coral after the upgrade. I really want the colors to POP though, not just a blue looking tank.

The tank is in my bedroom so I also don't want too much heat. I am not really familiar with how much heat T5s will put out though. Would I need a chiller with an 8 bulb configuration?

Basically where do I need to start looking.

Thanks!

T5's wont cause as much heat as the PC's.

If the fan noise when the fixture is running wont be an issue the aquactinics constellation would be great. They do however have noise due to the air blowing out of the top of the fixture. It isn't the annoying whine of a loud fan, just sound a little like the noise you would hear coming from a dryer vent on the outside of a house if you've ever heard that.

 

[The Grim Reefer]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13119422#post13119422 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by snaza
Hi Grim,

Im inspired by your mate Galvins tank so have decided to build a nano/frag tank. 36x8x8. i want a T5 fixture to hang from the roof. i can get a good looking cheap Ebay fixture here in australia. it does have individual reflectors but im sure they arent the best.

it has 4x39w bulbs. Its mainly going to be SPS. i fixture has 2 switches which runs 2 bulbs each. would 4 bulbs be way to much or should i just run 2 of them? or maybe run 2 for 10hours and the other 2 for 4 hours or something.

what bulb combo would you do? I guess i dont need high PAR lamps

Blue plus
actinic
aqua blue
blue plus

thanks

Aaron

If you can get the ATI Lamps there I would do the Pro Color instead of the Aquablue. The red spectrum really brings out colors and like you said PAR isn't going to be an issue.

 

[The Grim Reefer]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13120572#post13120572 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Mike de Leon

Most of those who have gotten those seem to like them. You aren't going to be able to do a full blown SPS tank with them but if you keep the stonies up on the rocks a bit you can do a fine mixed reef with the Extreme Pro. I would replace the stock lamps though, at least the blues anyway.

 

[lovetoreef]

grim -

i was hoping you could help me with my bulb selection - i am looking at the 24" sunlight tek fixture for a 22"x17"x16" (lwh) with no sand bed tank - i will have zoas, clams and some sps towards the top - thanks.

Gerard

 

[kidninja]

thank you so much grim!

 

[tguy890]

Grim,
I have been running T5's on my 6' long 24"depth 125 gallon for about a year. Currently I have a fixture from catalina aquarium that has 8 80W Geisman bulbs in a staggered arrangement to span the 6'.
Current arrangment:
Actinic Blue
Aqua Blue
Aqua Blue
Aqua Blue
Aqua Blue
Aqua Blue
Aqua Blue
Actinic Blue

Suggestions?

 

[lovetoreef]

in regards to my question, i was thinking of the following arrangement ...

front
Blue Plus
AquaBlue
AquaSun
Blue Plus

i wonder if i should try to add a pro color though?? Thanks.

 

[snaza]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13120686#post13120686 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by The Grim Reefer
If you can get the ATI Lamps there I would do the Pro Color instead of the Aquablue. The red spectrum really brings out colors and like you said PAR isn't going to be an issue.

yeah we can get ATI now
been waiting 2 years. cost about $30 each but thats ok.
Because its going to be a SPS frag tank i want good growth. would 4 bulbs bleach them? Do the pro colours have any green/yellow spectrum? i will have a lot of blue so will growth be ok?

cheers

 

[Mike de Leon]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13120700#post13120700 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by The Grim Reefer
Most of those who have gotten those seem to like them. You aren't going to be able to do a full blown SPS tank with them but if you keep the stonies up on the rocks a bit you can do a fine mixed reef with the Extreme Pro. I would replace the stock lamps though, at least the blues anyway.

Cool...thanks!

So what bulbs should I go with? I love a little bit of blue.

 

[pinkcoral]

Where can I get the best deal on T5 bulbs 48" (reefgeek.com)?

 

[lovetoreef]

i believe that reefgeek is usually going to have the best prices ... you may try bulkreefsupply.com