I find my 72 not too deep so there is excellent light penetration right to the bottom. Infact I had to turn them down. I am running them right now at 70% or less. I build my own canopy so all the light is focused into the tank where it belongs. I have been watching T5 for a while now on some display tanks at Golds and their SPS is excellent. I went in pointed at one of the tanks and said I want that color. Then made a few changes I like the purple in the evening, just like a real sunset. I am going to upgrade to independant ballasts after the newyear.. As for the coral I am keeping right now I have just shut down my old tank and have only been running the new system for 9 weeks now and I leave on holidays in a month so my coral stock will be minimal until after the newyear. I will keep you posted on my results in a few months.
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Originally Posted by Buddyboy
Looks like a mixed bag with T5's.
Maybe 6 bulbs would of been better for your setup Jason? Do you think it was the quantity of T5 light or the quality?
Has anyone else experienced brownouts with their SPS when switching to T5s? If I make the plunge I would like to know I could try SPS in the future.
How is the dimmable T5 lighting Patrick????? It must be awesome!!! Do you find 4 x 54W is enough for your tank? What kind of coral are you keeping?
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11-15-2007, 11:54 PM
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