Made The Switch...

[gobytron]

Good old Craigslist...

Picked up a mint Tek T5 6 Bulb 48" fixture this weekend for a pretty good deal.

It came with
2 X Giesemann AquaBlue+ (15K)
2 X KZ Fiji Purple
2 X Giesemann Actinic+

I am switching over from
2 X 250W HQI Hamilton Reefstars (phoenix 14K)
4 X 110W VHO URI 454 Actinics

I immediately went out and picked up a Giesemann Midday bulb and swithced one of the Fiji Pinks out for it.

So far, I'm not liking the color in comparison to the old set up.
The vho's really lit my coral up and I don't think the t5's can really compare to them for phosphourescence pop.

I am leaning towards switching back to MH again, but it's only been a couple of days so we'll see.


Any comments from the t5 experienced on bulb choice/changes that might better match the Halide/VHO combo?


I DO like how the Tek fixture uses only 2 plugs (my halide/VHO uses 5 in total including the fan) and the Tex has an internal ballast, so my sump closet is less cluttered, not to mention the efficiency aspect.