t5//t5ho end caps?

lighting my canopy this weekend so retro end caps are thay the same for the t5 as the t5hos or is it just the bulbs and the ballast,if so what is the diff between the two ballast in watts per,also the diff in bulbs per watts.i only want to do it one time ,useing 4 48s for a 75 mixed or should i go 6

 

I am sorry and do not mean to be a jerk but this isn't a cell phone, you are not limited to how many characters you type. Because its kind of hard to read I tried clean it up a little bit.

I am lighting my canopy this weekend so I have a few questions. Retro end caps are they the same for the T5 as the T5HO? - HO lamps have the same diameter and length as standard T5 lamps so no they are the same.

Or is it just the bulbs and the ballast that are different? - Just the bulbs, a 48" HO bulb is 54 watts and a regular output bulb is only 28W. The Ballasts are no different, a workhorse 6 ballast can be used with T5HO, T5, and Compact fluorescent, it will run 2-54 watt bulbs and only 1-54 watt bulb and a multitude of compact fluorescent ones.

If so what is the difference between the two ballast's in watts per also what is the difference in watts on the bulbs. - Answered above

I only want to do it one time ,using 4-48" for a 75 mixed or should I go with 6 bulbs - Go with 6, if you do not you will be sorry. I have a 75G Reef and use 8 bulbs. But I only burn all 8 every 3rd day any other day I run only 6 bulbs. Have been doing this for the last 2.5 years and seems to work pretty well.

 

very good explanation now i know, thank you very much ,i hope other reefers can use this .