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Originally Posted by fkshiu
Do both t5 and mh and get the best of both worlds.
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depends on what you mean by best of both worlds.. if you run both T5 and proper MH you are only using the T5's to suplement the visual apearance of the tank overall, realy they are not contrubiting any substantial PAR to the system. about the same idea as using PC or VHO as actinic lighting and using a 10K MH.
I do like the T5 for this purpose as there is a large selection of bulbs and they are comming down in price quickly. but the main reason I like them is the size, easy to tuck into a MH system.
As for should the OP trade his MH for T5's I would say no. even from a 150 watt MH this is a slight downgrade in lighting, and I figure if your going to spend money on lighting you should always upgrade. what I would recomend if he is not happy with his 150 MH is to buy a deicent HQI 250 watt with some sort of suplementation weather it be PC, VHO, or T5. But I don't want to say do this untill I see pics of his setup.
Steve
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