T5 Par & Bulb Selection

[Der_Iron_Chef]

Originally Posted by StirCrazy

nope, single bulb to single bulb is the only proper way to compare intensity, we are not talking about coverage or average PAR or total PAR over a tank, we need to look at what is important, PAR intensity at a single point and every time a MH will win that argument.

Steve

That doesn't make sense to me at all. Why is PAR intensity at a single point more important? Why isn't coverage and average PAR, or total PAR over a tank? It seems like a really biased way to test things, since MH is designed to be intense at a single point (relatively speaking).

It's also not practical for what we do. We don't want PAR at a single point. We want PAR throughout the aquarium. At least I do.

But back to original idea of T5 PAR and Bulb selection, PLEASE!! I have no desire to see this become a MH vs. T5 debacle.