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02-03-2006, 04:16 PM
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#11 (permalink)
| | Fire Worm
Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: San Diego,California Age: 29
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I have ran Both and to hell with Powercompacts. My T5s blow them out of the water and they last up to two years and run cooler to. More durable and Run the Entire length of most tanks. | 
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02-03-2006, 06:54 PM
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#12 (permalink)
| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Apr 2005
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Not all T5's are created equal. If you are looking for a complete hood Sunlight Supply's Tek light or a company called Aquactinics are the way to go because they are the only one's (at least that I know of) that use the individual reflectors for each lamp. That is really important. I have ran PC's,
T5's and halides. I went from overdriven T5 to halides and went back to T5's because they looked better to me and produced a lot more light than the 250 watt halides | |
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02-04-2006, 08:34 AM
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| | Scooter Blennie
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Davenport IA
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Reflectors aside T-5HO blows PC out of the water. My very first T-5 rig I mixed 2x39W T-5 with a 65W PC bulb. I was on the fence until I turned them on the first time. I wish I had the Creep's PAR meter but the 39W t-5 was way brighter than the 65W PC. PC vs T-5, there not even in the same ball park. | |
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02-04-2006, 12:43 PM
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| | Coral Banded Shrimp
Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Noblesville, IN,Indiana Age: 56
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You can get the TEK reflectors alone at PremiumAquatics They clip right onto the bulbs. I put them on my Oddysea T5HO light and what a difference! 
Great upgrade for $20 per bulb
Mike
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55 gal FOWLR, SeaClone 150 skimmer. 2" LS, 50# LR. 29Gal sump/fuge ViaAqua 2600 pump, chaeto, 1" sand, LR
2 Percula Clowns, Scissortail Goby, Black Birdwrasse, Keyhole angel, Lawnmower Blenny, | |
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02-04-2006, 01:19 PM
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#15 (permalink)
| | Scooter Blennie
Join Date: Sep 2005 Age: 26
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T5 standards and HO's are two different class of T5's. Of course, if you run HO's, they are gonna give you more lumens and such, but not standards... that's what I run. 
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30g reef tank, CPR CY192 filter w/ DIY plumb running Rio 17HF return, Coralife 3x 9w UV Sterilizer, 3 24W T5-Helios 10K Daylights/3 24W T5-Helios Blue lights, 2 Logysis blue meteor light strobes (moonlights/24 Blue LEDs).
Tiger tail cuke, asst. snails/hermits, asst. feathers, rainbow acan,zoos,shrooms,bubble,galaxea, asst. shrimp, 2 ocellaris,mandarin,zebrasoma xanthurum,pink-spot watchman,red-striped pistol. | |
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04-09-2008, 08:55 PM
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#16 (permalink)
| | Spanish Shawl Nudibranch
Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Lynnwood, WA
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T5HO lights are the way to go. pc's just do not compare. If you are looking for individual reflectors then try a Sundial. I believe it is made by current. It has two built in timers for the lights and the moon lights are hooked to a photo cell so the only come on when the others go off.
Anyway great light. | |
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04-09-2008, 09:10 PM
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#17 (permalink)
| | Torch Coral
Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: valencia,pa. Age: 34
Posts: 1,155
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the pc made the corals in my tank healthier but the t5's last twice as long and way brighter.it took a long time for my corals to adjust,i had to shade alot of them as best as i could.
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55 gallon reef with 4x54 watt t5,29 gallon sump,red monti cap,1blue echinophyllia,trumpet,red lobo,2 toadstools 1purple and 1neon,gsp,xenia and yellow xenia,red ,many mushrooms,2 giant frilly shrooms,cabbage coral,yellow polyps,many zoos,1 orange and one neon green nepthia,duncans,cladiella | |
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04-09-2008, 09:49 PM
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#18 (permalink)
| | Torch Coral
Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Tulsa, Ok Age: 28
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t5 has better light penetration i think, i have a 6x39w tek lite array on a 58 gallon tank and it works wonders, can pretty much keep anything in it under those
I have pc's in my nano and they do find but it's not a very deep tank, the big thing PC's lack it the ability to light effectivly under more than 18" of water
T5's are pretty effective till about 30" i beleive as long as you use indiviual reflectors
Mh's alot of people swear by but cost is a big factor, VHO is never a bad bet either if you dont mind building them into the canopy _________ 
24G JBJ Nano, 20# Live Sand, 40# Live Rock
Rose BTA, Kenya Tree, Frogspawn, Xenia, Shrooms, Green Candy Cane, Duncans
Blue/Green Chromis, 2x Black & White Percs, Dragon Goby, Six Line Wrasse, Mandarin Dragonette
58G Oceanic, 60# LS, 60 LR, Lots of goodies 
Up and coming 90g stay tuned  | 
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04-15-2008, 08:56 AM
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#19 (permalink)
| | Purple Spiny Lobster
Join Date: May 2006 Location: CT Age: 29
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I've been seriously considering upgrading my lighting. Does anyone have any experience with 24" Nova Extreme 4x24 watt T5HO w/ 2 Lunar Lights: Premium Aquatics?
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20 High (started 5/18/06)
20 lbs live rock and 3" sand bed - Remora w/ MJ1200 & Prefilter - 10 gallon sump/fuge - MAG7 & SCWD return - 65W 10,000K PC - 15W Actinic - Red-legged Hermits - Cerith Snails - Nassarius Snails - Royal Gramma - 6line Wrasse - Maroon Clown - Wheeler's Goby - Bubble-Tip Anemone - Green Star Polyp - Button Polyps - Frilly Brown Mushroom - Green Bullseye Mushroom - Kenya Tree Coral | |
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04-16-2008, 08:22 AM
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#20 (permalink)
| | Purple Spiny Lobster
Join Date: May 2006 Location: CT Age: 29
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Or if no one knows anything about the above fixture, can you recommend a reliable T5 set-up? | |
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