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03-07-2008, 02:12 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Bronx NY
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 |  Will these lights be ok?
Hello everyone. I just wanted to know will these T 5's do me good? I really don't plan on having no more than 2 easy maintenance corals. They total 216watts, the 48 inch set. My tank is a 55 gal 48-20-13. Please help if they not good enough for just a couple of corals I need to send back ASAP. T-5 Aquarium Lighting: Nova Extreme T-5 Fixtures w/Lunar Lights | 
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03-07-2008, 02:18 PM
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| | Gigas Clam
Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Quebec City
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IMO you should be fine with thoes, nice find!! _________ 
55gl skimmerless, 80lbs live rock, DIY wavemaker running 3x MJ1200 with hydor deflector.
2 DIY fluidized reactors Carbon & ROWAphos
LIghts- 2x 50/50 atinics T10's , 2x life gro T10's ,
1x20,000K T12, 1x6,000K T10.
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03-07-2008, 02:36 PM
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| | Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone
Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Denver, Colorado Age: 24
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Originally Posted by Bigjoeybx  I really don't plan on having no more than 2 easy maintenance corals. | Haha good luck with that idea! Once you get two then you'll want "just one more." Then "well a 4th couldn't hurt." Then before you know it yourtankissofullthatyouhavetoupgradeandyouhaveaded icatedfishroomforyourfragsandyour568974369gallonTA NK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Whew! _________ 125 Gal Reef. Born March 2002 FISH: Ocellaris Clown, Yellow Tang, Fairy Wrasse, Sand Star, Fuzzy Dwarf Lion, Mandarin Dragonette, Hippo Tang CORALS: Green Striped/Red/Purple Mushrooms, Green Star Polyps, Yellow Toadstool Leather, Bubble, Frogspawn, 2 Hammers, Yellow Polyps, Open Brain, Ridge Leather, Various Zoas, Button Polyps, Kenya Tree, Colt, Elephant Ear Mushroom, Clove Polyps, Torch, Purple Clam, Rose BTA  | |
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03-07-2008, 05:14 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Bronx NY
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Originally Posted by Brandon1023 Haha good luck with that idea! Once you get two then you'll want "just one more." Then "well a 4th couldn't hurt." Then before you know it yourtankissofullthatyouhavetoupgradeandyouhaveaded icatedfishroomforyourfragsandyour568974369gallonTA NK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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OK...... I thiink Im gonna roll with these I want a fish tank not a reef really. Just want to get 1-2 for decorations. Hopefully I won't get addcted besdides these lights make my tank look sexy as hell. | |
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03-07-2008, 05:19 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Miami, FL Age: 39
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Originally Posted by Brandon1023 Haha good luck with that idea! Once you get two then you'll want "just one more." Then "well a 4th couldn't hurt." Then before you know it yourtankissofullthatyouhavetoupgradeandyouhaveaded icatedfishroomforyourfragsandyour568974369gallonTA NK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Whew! | Ditto, lmao. Before you know it, you have a reef tank, hahaha We all said that $3000.00 ago. _________ 9YR OLD 90G/55g custom sump/refug Mag18 Aquac 180skimmer 692w MH AC jr,yel&kole tang,midas&convict blenny,B&G chromies,Blk/yel fin chromie blackcap,nemo,neon goby,6line; Blastomussa Merleti,Acan ,BUBBLE,Torch,LTA, Acropora(2) Moon, assort zoas, yel& G star polyps, P&B ricordia, montiporas, cup&candy corals, xenias,B/G mush,flower ane(2), cherry red mussa, dusters,cleaning crew..  | |
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03-07-2008, 09:01 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Ontario/Canada
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Ya, nice kooking unit. Built my own though. Used Hagan Power Glow T5 bulbs and electronic ballasts with reflectors. That price is really great, hope the output to tank will be great.
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03-17-2008, 05:51 AM
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| | Plankton
Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Jersey Age: 27
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Originally Posted by Bigjoeybx Hello everyone. I just wanted to know will these T 5's do me good? I really don't plan on having no more than 2 easy maintenance corals. They total 216watts, the 48 inch set. My tank is a 55 gal 48-20-13. Please help if they not good enough for just a couple of corals I need to send back ASAP. T-5 Aquarium Lighting: Nova Extreme T-5 Fixtures w/Lunar Lights | Did you already get this fixture? If you did let me know what kind of success you've had with the day and night time lighting cycles if you would, I'm shopping around for a light and this seems to be about the best for cycles and price. Good luck.... | |
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03-17-2008, 06:49 AM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Bronx NY
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Originally Posted by rcupak Did you already get this fixture? If you did let me know what kind of success you've had with the day and night time lighting cycles if you would, I'm shopping around for a light and this seems to be about the best for cycles and price. Good luck.... |
Yeah got this fixture day I posted. And the damn thing is bright as heck. lol I haven't really started a cycle with them being I don't have a fish yet. I just keep the moonlights on really But the white lights are bright and the actnic looks good as heck. So I would definitly get these if you aren't gonna be a big coral keeper. They also make them in 432 watts. | |
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