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![]() Is this for real? The T5 PAR measurements have been replicated numerous times on RC. Take a look at this thread - first page has a pic of PAR measurements IN THE TANK with a POS Tek fixture that isn't actively cooled (the increase in intensity with active cooling and quality reflectors has been shown to double the effective output of T5s): http://reefcentral.com/forums/showth...&highlight=par
I'd have to spend some time fishing for the other threads with PAR measurements of better quality T5 fixtures. Attempting to draw a comparison of VHO to a quality T5 is insane. The application of a quality reflector coupled with active cooling has repeatedly been shown to produce sufficient lighting to enable the highest light demanding SPS to thrive. As mentioned above, the effective output is nearly double that of a non-cooled lamp without individual reflectors. If you need to measure it for yourself to feel comfortable, go nuts. I've also got an umbrella handy just in case you want to make sure that you can't jump from a roof in a magically contolled fall like Mary Poppins ![]()
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SPS Dedicated 24x24x20 Trimless Tank | 20 g Sump | Bubbble King Mini 160 Protein Skimmer w/ Avast Swabbie | NP Biopellets in TLF Phosban Reactor | ATI Sunpower 6 x 24W T5HO Fixture | EcoTech Vortech MP20 | Modified Tunze Nanostream 6025 | Eheim 1260 Return Pump | GHL Profilux Standalone Doser dosing B-Ionic | Steel Frame Epoxy Coated Stand with Maple Panels embedded with Neodymium Magnets "Mens sana in corpore sano" Last edited by Canadian; 11-26-2007 at 04:17 PM. |
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![]() Just in case there was any doubt:
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showth...readid=1252186 I saw this thread when it was first posted and just saw there were some new responses.
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SPS Dedicated 24x24x20 Trimless Tank | 20 g Sump | Bubbble King Mini 160 Protein Skimmer w/ Avast Swabbie | NP Biopellets in TLF Phosban Reactor | ATI Sunpower 6 x 24W T5HO Fixture | EcoTech Vortech MP20 | Modified Tunze Nanostream 6025 | Eheim 1260 Return Pump | GHL Profilux Standalone Doser dosing B-Ionic | Steel Frame Epoxy Coated Stand with Maple Panels embedded with Neodymium Magnets "Mens sana in corpore sano" Last edited by Canadian; 11-29-2007 at 04:31 AM. |
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On of the other problems is a lot of people are taking the measument for granted.. the standards for the MH everyone is comparing them against is a black box with no reflector. All I am saying is that I would like to do a real world measurment to see how they are. Do you have T5's for your tank you are setting up? we could test them out. Steve
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![]() Steve,
Part of my rationale for posting that last link is because you can see that 8x80W T5 produced a point in the center of tank with a PAR in excess of 600. This level of PAR is generally regarded as being photoinhibitory and certainly rivals a hot spot produced by many different MH at the same depth in the tank. I wanted to run a 6x24W T5 ATI Powermodule over my new tank but Proline isn't supporting the distribution of them in Canada anymore so there aren't any Canadian retailers. Consequently, I contacted Reef Geek and inquired about getting one from the US and it was going to take more than 4 months to get one. I looked at getting a FaunaMarin Ultra Solaris but Fauna Marin was having heat issues with the 24" model. So essentially I was screwed and I just caved and went with a Giesemann 230 Plus (150W 13,000K HQI and 2x24W T5 AquaBlue +). Unfortunately the T5 ballast is DOA and now I'm having to wait for Giesemann to send me a replacement that I'll have to swap in.
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![]() Kwirky, I'm sorry your thread got hijacked off topic. But since a lot of people have Aqualights I'm curious if you've tried to switch the PC's to T5's. I'm thinking of trying it if I get a some spare time over Christmas (and can find the parts locally) and would like to know how your upgrade went?
Thanks, Kevin
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