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View Poll Results: Are switching to T5
Yes 25 20.33%
No 43 34.96%
What is T5? 5 4.07%
Already have, and I'll never go back! 23 18.70%
Been there done that going back to MH 9 7.32%
Thought about it, maybe next tank. 18 14.63%
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Old 11-15-2007, 02:40 AM
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I switched about 3.5 moth ago and like it so far.
SPS color is very good. I can see the difference from 2x96Watt PC i had before.
I had brown miliporah SPS frag for long time it turned back to pink (very nice strong bright pink)
The other one (SPS frag) that was brown is dark green now, i also have bright red SPS frag that i got about two month ago and i already fragged it.

So i can say Yes to T5 (I got 36" long TEK T5 x6 bulbs , 39Watts each).
Bulbs are:
two pink "ProColor" K color unknown i think 6k but maight be even 3K.
one white 14 K ATI
two 60%blue 40%actinic bulbs ATI.

Overall coral growth is good i had to sell leather coral and some other because of space issues, SPS growth is not fast but noticeble good enough to enjoy it without a lot of fragging.
I also have light green with teal polyps leather and it had very hard time adjusting to that much more light compare to PC's. I had to move it few times and it is happy now in the corner where is less light.

Mushrooms do Not like that much light; open but not as wide. Rics OK but i think too much light also had to relocate to the side.

The only LPS i have is green torch and green frog spawn both, but i think i have too much flow for them in my tank and might be selling these corals soon..

I am not good with photography , but if anyone wants to come over and see this light fixture you are welcome.
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