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Old 09-23-2008, 07:39 PM
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I second the tek lights for your tank. It's not very long, front to back, thus making metal halide an inefficient choice. With HO T5's you'll also be able to fine tune your colour and brightness with bulb choice and location. Stay away from power compact. It may be cheaper to start up but the bulb replacement will bite you in the rear.

If you go with T5, make sure it's a system that has individual reflectors for each bulb.
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Old 09-23-2008, 08:18 PM
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Not trying to bash individual reflectors, because they are definately the best setup for t5 lights, however, an individual reflector unit like the nova extreme will also do nicely for a wide variety of corals. Go individual if you can afford it though
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