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Old 02-06-2010, 09:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Red Coral Aquariums View Post
It does DEPEND on what you want to grow. I have found the 150w MH to be slightly inferior to a 4 bulb HO T5 fixture. As per Grizzes inquiry of either wanting a T5 or MH if considering a MH go with the 250W,(150's are hard to sell when you will inevitably upgrade in the future) 6 or 8 bulb HO T5 would suffice.
Kevin
Hey Kevin, I like to get all the opinion I can. Do you think 2 - 6 bulb t5's would be good enough for a short time until I can get a couple more set's of T5's. I would like to keep my canopy a low as possible, correct me if I am wrong but the T5's would be a better option for this reason.
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