T5HO vs MH! Ahhhhhhh the confusion!

mrhasan · #1 11-28-2012, 04:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Coralgurl

All LEDs will continue to evolve as time goes, less than a year ago, people didn't think LEDs could sustain a reef. Ecotech will keep upgrading their models, us first gens paid a premium for them, 2nd gen offers more for less $$$. Jump in when you can, there will be more options available when you do, and 6 months after that, prices will have dropped again and there will be even better products available.

4 bulbs a year will cost close to $160-200 to replace- there's your fixture

but you have to live within your budget, once you r done school, you'll be able to do more - like a bigger set up

Haha. Yah that's the most and still half of 2nd hand radions :P

Oh yah once I am done with my school and get a job, I will stop counting gallons and start counting tanks by dimensions

Coralgurl · #2 11-28-2012, 04:41 AM

Radions aren't the only option, just an expensive one. My Illuminux can be expanded and is programmable, but I just have it on a light timer and don't plan on expanding it.

mrhasan · #3 11-28-2012, 04:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Coralgurl

Radions aren't the only option, just an expensive one. My Illuminux can be expanded and is programmable, but I just have it on a light timer and don't plan on expanding it.

Ah you are just wasting the beauty of LED!

Coralgurl · #4 11-28-2012, 04:48 AM

Nope, keeping it simple! They work fine as they are, set and forget.

mike31154 · #5 11-28-2012, 05:02 AM

Radions appear to have caught your fancy, but like Coralgurl says, there are plenty of less costly LED options out there that will grow your coral nicely, especially for a 20 gal long tank. Kien's idea for a couple of Kessils sounds like a good match.

mrhasan · #6 11-28-2012, 05:14 AM

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Originally Posted by mike31154

Radions appear to have caught your fancy, but like Coralgurl says, there are plenty of less costly LED options out there that will grow your coral nicely, especially for a 20 gal long tank. Kien's idea for a couple of Kessils sounds like a good match.

Haha I know. I don't know why but I seems to be biased towards radions and kesil. They just look so cool

Madreefer · #7 11-28-2012, 05:44 AM

Sorry dont take this the wrong way but the title of your thread is a big topic from years past. With the amount of people going to LED you shuld be able to find fixtures of both for a pretty fair price. People say that Coralife is crap. I ran Coralife fixtures for years and they never let me down. But I will agree that any Coralife bulb is crap and stay away from them. Theres alot of info on your question if you use the search button.