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Originally Posted by TheReefGeek
The costs of T5 are a little lower than that, but point well taken.
And with MH some people like to put VHO actinics with them for color, so that adds some cost.
I might regret going VHO on this little tank, so I will build the hood planning to upgrade to MH in the future.
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the costs for the T5's were taken directly off J&L's website.
there is a difference when you use VHO on a MH tank for color, (I do this) I change them out about every two years or when they burn out as they are only to alter the color.
going VHO isn't all a bad thing.. personaly I don't like the color of a VHO lit tank but I do like VHO actinics for MH lit tanks. it all depends on a look. also if you are going with a smaller tank you could very well get away with VHO for a lot of stuff. one thing I would put forth, if you haven't already bought your lights, go VHO for your actinics and PC's for your 10000K. the 10000K of a PC is whiter than VHO, and more intense. I did this at one stage and had several SPS growing under them although I never did get the colors I experenced with MH lighting.
Steve
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