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02-16-2006, 12:27 AM
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my system is 6 bulbs over a 72 gallon tank. corals are doing find under it seem to have adjusted to it ok. I don't have SPS though so I don't know how they would have changed due to the change in lighting.
My bulbs are 2 atinic + bulbs 3 Blue + (11000k) 1 daylight (6500k) its very bright :P looks a bit goofy over my system as its a bow front and the ends of the light stick out a bit over the narrow parts of the tank. It came with some thigns to help you hang it, I just had to get some chain from home depot and was good to hang. I got the light from Fin-Ominal Fish in Richmond. They got it from Ocean Aquatics i think, they have the systems on their website. i wil try to post pictures of my setup soon Last edited by exee; 02-16-2006 at 01:55 AM. 
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I have decided to blast this tank with a 400w XM 20K MH, I had the ballast lieing around so it was cheaper this way, just needed a reflector and bulb.
Thanks for all the great T5 info though, I will definately have to consider it for future tanks.
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02-16-2006, 12:32 PM
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actually PC's are a T4 not a T5 and are inherently more intense than T5's if you compare apples to apples. if you want to compare the two you cannot use a HO T5 as it is a higher current using bulb. at any rate I have seen a couple T5 tanks and after all the hype I was not impressed with the T5's... they did nothing that VHO or PC couldn't do.
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02-16-2006, 02:36 PM
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Well there you have it, thanks Steve.
My beef with any florescent light is that you can achieve the light shimmering effect inside tank that MH gives you.
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02-16-2006, 02:44 PM
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Steve, do you think VHO or PCs could maintain the tank that Ruth linked to on RC?
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It had alot of influence on my decision to go with T5s
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