T5 Lighting

[Trigger Man]

How close to the glass was the meter? We found that the light reflects off of the glass and hence the center of the tank lower down actually had a lower reading when we tested a while back.

Originally Posted by lorenz0

K so now comparing against 2x250watt MH using luxmax 3 with 14,000k ushio bulbs. I didn't go all the way down but this is just to show. still started at surface reading, than about 8 inches down, than 16 inches down... about. Same settings and both tanks have had the lights on for over an hour and a half.

Surface readings




8 inches down readings





16 inches down readings





Now the whole point to me doing this test was not to compare which was better but everyone knows that a good 250watt MH set up will be able to grow SPS easily. Now this shows that a good T5 set up does compare to it with close numbers. Sadly i wish t5's had the shimmer

[lorenz0]

those lower tests were done about 1/3 the width of the tank for the lower tests

I can see what your talking about though

[digital-audiophile]

Its so nice to see those pictures. A little vindication for us T5 guys that take so much flak.