Are you switching to T5

[albert_dao]

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T5 works.

Korallen Zucht in Germany uses exclusively T5's.

http://www.zeovit.com/forums/showthread.php?t=11269

Let's get a couple things into perspective here:

1. Both sources of light are viable for SPS tanks.
2. T5 is VERY functional and NOT inferior to MH when it comes to coloring and growth of SPS species.
3. All tanks are different, as are the inhabitants of those tanks. One person might experience a brownout when switching to T5, another might experience an increase in colors:

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showth...5&pagenumber=1

http://www.zeovit.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9125 - Check out JWRE's post.

You CANNOT go wrong with either if you plan well from the start. Switching is a game of 50/50.

Edit: Also keep in mind the different types and combinations of bulbs available to each medium. There ARE garbage bulbs and combinations. Don't kid yourself.

[Jason McK]

Cool thanks Albert for the links. I'll have to book mark them

J

[StirCrazy]

I am trying them on my fresh water planted tank, I'll let you know what I think when I have had them more than a week

Steve

[Samw]

That's interesting. I wonder if I will see any benefits of T5 in my 3'x1' tank. Currently, I have 2x150W HQI for a total of 300W of MH. If I go with T5, I can fit a max of 6 lights x 39W for a total of 234W of T5. I would love to find out which is a better setup between these two.

[danny zubot]

That's interesting. I wonder if I will see any benefits of T5 in my 3'x1' tank. Currently, I have 2x150W HQI for a total of 300W of MH. If I go with T5, I can fit a max of 6 lights x 39W for a total of 234W of T5. I would love to find out which is a better setup between these two.
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So many people mis-associate quantity and quality. With the correct bulb configuration you might find that 234 watts of T5 will be better than the 300 watts you currently have. I have 1x 12K 400 watt MH over my tank but didn't really get decent color in my corals until I added 2x 39 watt actinics. They are the true actinics too, not the cheep blue colored ones.

My next tank (36x36x20") will have the same MH but I will add 2 more of the same actinics. I'm convinced that T5's are a very viable light souce, the only down fall is that they don't shimmer.

[Samw]

I'm not saying that it is or isn't better because of quantity. I'm just hoping to come across some more data on it so that I can make an informed decision before I decide to switch or not.