The T5 Q&a Thread
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The Grim Reefer
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One year for the lamps. The current lamps are a crappy replacement for the blue plus, very low PAR.
The Grim Reefer
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Uh, yeah. 60 x 30 footprint you need a couple of Lumenarc type reflectors and retrofit T5's. You could built a hanging canopy type deal to mount everything/ I'd do 3 80 watt T5's with Blue Plus lamps and 12K halides.
The Grim Reefer
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Yes.
saltwaterpimp
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Hope this is the right thread..
i am upgrading my 65 gallon tank to a 90, I cant figure out what fixture to get.. would the 6x54 ATI powermodule be better then the 8 bulb tek light ? i want to get some sps ..but have a bunch of softies now.. would the ATI burn my softies out at the bottom of the tank ? and are they realy worth the money ?
lol, sorry about all the questions.i cant wait to get rid of my powercompacts!
i am upgrading my 65 gallon tank to a 90, I cant figure out what fixture to get.. would the 6x54 ATI powermodule be better then the 8 bulb tek light ? i want to get some sps ..but have a bunch of softies now.. would the ATI burn my softies out at the bottom of the tank ? and are they realy worth the money ?
lol, sorry about all the questions.i cant wait to get rid of my powercompacts!
The Grim Reefer
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A 6 or 8 lamp Tek will be fine if you arent doing clams or a lot of SPS.
shuguley
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Het Grim,
I've got a Nova Extreme 48" 4x54 watt T5HO fixture (the one with the single reflector) over my standard 55gal. I've had the fixture for over 7 months and figure it's time to replace the crappy stock bulbs.
I am primarily keeping LPS with some shrooms and zoas. With the stock bulbs it seems that the flourescence of the LPS are kind of washed out when all 4 bulbs are on...blah. What will be the best bulb combination for growth and for more flourescence than the stock bulbs? I don't want an extremely blue look, but a little more blue than the stock bulbs, Mainly I just want to see If I can get my LPS to fluoresce more.
Also, since the fixture is wired for the 1st and 3rd bulb on one circuit and the 2nd and 4th bulb on another circuit... what order should I place the bulbs for dusk/dawn simulation?
I've got a Nova Extreme 48" 4x54 watt T5HO fixture (the one with the single reflector) over my standard 55gal. I've had the fixture for over 7 months and figure it's time to replace the crappy stock bulbs.
I am primarily keeping LPS with some shrooms and zoas. With the stock bulbs it seems that the flourescence of the LPS are kind of washed out when all 4 bulbs are on...blah. What will be the best bulb combination for growth and for more flourescence than the stock bulbs? I don't want an extremely blue look, but a little more blue than the stock bulbs, Mainly I just want to see If I can get my LPS to fluoresce more.
Also, since the fixture is wired for the 1st and 3rd bulb on one circuit and the 2nd and 4th bulb on another circuit... what order should I place the bulbs for dusk/dawn simulation?
The Grim Reefer
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ATI Blue Plus
ATI Aquablue
UVL 75/25
ATI Aquablue
Grim!! I would like to see an updated picture of your tank...have any?
taku
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Thank you SUPER BOWL!!!! The search feature actually worked for a change.
Can anyone assist with a few questions?
I'm completely replacing the lighting on my 120 (5ft long version) with T5's. Does any company sell a 6 x 54w retrofit kit with 2 icecap 660's for overdriving + dusk/dawn? I think the 48" fixture with 6 bulbs is what I'm interested in but I could be wrong. ReefGeek has good prices, but they only have 4 x 54w kits? http://www.reefgeek.com/lighting/T5_Fluorescent/IceCap/
And my second question; Here's a picture of my tank with 2 x 250w 15K XM halides + 2 x 98w PC actinics:
left side
right side
I'm curious about bulb configuration for a 6 bulb setup. I'm concerned that I may wash out the pink color of my huge toadstool coral on the left... or that I may mess up the bright orange and greens or the zoos on the right/middle, but I have a lot of purple mushrooms and red (with purple spots) mushrooms that I'd like to liven up a bit. So this was my thought, please correct if needed:
ATI Blue +
KZ Fiji Purple
GE 6500K
ATI Aqua Blue
KZ Fiji Purple
AT Blue +
Is that way too much blue? I've never seen T5's in person, let alone any of these bulbs. I like a 15K look to the tank. Thank you so much in advance!!
Can anyone assist with a few questions?
I'm completely replacing the lighting on my 120 (5ft long version) with T5's. Does any company sell a 6 x 54w retrofit kit with 2 icecap 660's for overdriving + dusk/dawn? I think the 48" fixture with 6 bulbs is what I'm interested in but I could be wrong. ReefGeek has good prices, but they only have 4 x 54w kits? http://www.reefgeek.com/lighting/T5_Fluorescent/IceCap/
And my second question; Here's a picture of my tank with 2 x 250w 15K XM halides + 2 x 98w PC actinics:
left side
right side
I'm curious about bulb configuration for a 6 bulb setup. I'm concerned that I may wash out the pink color of my huge toadstool coral on the left... or that I may mess up the bright orange and greens or the zoos on the right/middle, but I have a lot of purple mushrooms and red (with purple spots) mushrooms that I'd like to liven up a bit. So this was my thought, please correct if needed:
ATI Blue +
KZ Fiji Purple
GE 6500K
ATI Aqua Blue
KZ Fiji Purple
AT Blue +
Is that way too much blue? I've never seen T5's in person, let alone any of these bulbs. I like a 15K look to the tank. Thank you so much in advance!!
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taku
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Also, I have way too many maxi-jet 1200's!!!! 7 of them! Would 2 tunze's be a nice replacement for all those? I hate to spend that $$$ but I'd like to reduce power consumption but have nice flow and space in the tank. I dislike how much space all the maxi's take up though, and I already have a redsea wavemaster pro that controls 4 powerheads.. any ideas on how I could make this work? I'm willing to sell the wavemaster if it's not needed.
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RicGio
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90 Gal set up
90 Gal set up
Hey Grim, Wanted to take the time to thank you for your help. I've followed this thread for awhile and learned a lot!
I have a 90 Gal with mostly SPS and LPS, a few softies. I WAS running (2) Blue plus (1) Aqua Sun and (1) Super actinic along with a 250 watt DE Phoenix 12K halide on an icecap MH ballast.
I liked the look of this, but I was getting bleaching on my montis that are close to the top. I recently removed the halide.
My Questions are:
Are (4) T5's alone enough for a 90 stocked this way? If YES, what bulb combo do you recommend? I was thinking (2) blue plus a 75/25 and an aqua blue.
90 Gal set up
Hey Grim, Wanted to take the time to thank you for your help. I've followed this thread for awhile and learned a lot!
I have a 90 Gal with mostly SPS and LPS, a few softies. I WAS running (2) Blue plus (1) Aqua Sun and (1) Super actinic along with a 250 watt DE Phoenix 12K halide on an icecap MH ballast.
I liked the look of this, but I was getting bleaching on my montis that are close to the top. I recently removed the halide.
My Questions are:
Are (4) T5's alone enough for a 90 stocked this way? If YES, what bulb combo do you recommend? I was thinking (2) blue plus a 75/25 and an aqua blue.
hey grim, I have a 14 bulb 39 watt unit i would like to change the bulbs i have 8 ati blue plus,2 ati pro color,2 uvl super actinic,2 ati aquablue specials. Im thing of 2 uvl 75/25,2 uvl super actinic,2 ati procolor,2 uvl aquasun,6 blue plus would that be a good look? Its softies/lps and a few sps but no clams.
zachtos
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Grimm:
What is your impression of the GE 3000K bulbs?
I can not find any info in your threads concerning these bulbs and I recently switched to this based on info from this site
I now am running:
Blu+
GE6.5K
Blu+
BluSp
GE3.0K
Blu+
It is a very orange bulb and supposedly brings out the red pigments in corals, but I have read recently in advance aquarist that too much red can inhibit coral's growth. Any advice?
*I'm currently looking for the strongest pure T5 light to re-grow out my tank w/ nothing but millepora, montipora caps and a handful of zoanthids.
What is your impression of the GE 3000K bulbs?
I can not find any info in your threads concerning these bulbs and I recently switched to this based on info from this site
I now am running:
Blu+
GE6.5K
Blu+
BluSp
GE3.0K
Blu+
It is a very orange bulb and supposedly brings out the red pigments in corals, but I have read recently in advance aquarist that too much red can inhibit coral's growth. Any advice?
*I'm currently looking for the strongest pure T5 light to re-grow out my tank w/ nothing but millepora, montipora caps and a handful of zoanthids.
rtparty
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I wouldn't run the GE 3000K unless you have like 7 other blue bulbs to hide it. There are better ways to have your reds pop. The UVL 75/25 will make reds pop and it has a lot of actinic in it also. The ATI Pro Color or Fiji Purple are other bulbs that are better choices to help with reds.
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