T5 to replace VHO

[Tracey2]

Is there a T5 bulb that makes the greens pop like the super actinic vho?

[fencer]

uri super actinic

[Tracey2]

Thanks, doesn't look like they make an 80W. Anything else?

[fencer]

You by ice cap ballast tooverdrive the 54 watt to 80 watt

[Tracey2]

Would my icecap ballast that is running the vho's run the T5's?

[fencer]

are they 009 can remember the rest of the numbers but yes they will

[ALang]

Hmmm, nice to know if I need to switch my VHOs at work to T5s!

[Jewel]

Why switch, VHO is still a good lighting choice

[ALang]

Not in any hurry. Just in case MAYBE they no longer make or carry VHOs anymore one day. As long as everything is still working fine, VHO is a great way to go for LPSs. I get wonderful colors and growth from them.

[Tracey2]

Help me decide which lighiting to use,

Canopy #1 has 4 80W T5's, it used to also have a fixture on the back with another 4 54w T5's but it stopped working.

Canopy #2 has 2 vho super actincs and 3 175W my 14k

How would you all mix the above lighting over and mixed reef 150g 72 x 18 x 27

I find the colour look great under T5's but I don't get the pop of the greens that the vho's give, the mh seem to give a shimmer but thats it, they seem to wash out colour. Could it be my corals are just not used to mh and better colour would come?

Thanks for the advice.

[Tracey2]

The mh's seem to take up so much room with the giant reflector, could I put 2 T5's inside the mh reflector or would it get too hot?

I am thinking vho's on for 2 hours then 2 T5's come on for a 2 hours then mh's come on for 3 hours, then mh off, T5 off vho off, moonlights on, would this combo be good for colour/growth?