Strictly T5 thread

[lastlight]

Originally Posted by randallino

Does anyone know where I can get a GE T5 6500 bulb in the lower mainland?

I ended up ordering from ReefGeek. My bulbs are also 80w and it was proving to be a hassle to source the exact mix of bulbs I wanted locally or semi-locally. They carry this GE bulb as well as many others.

[banditpowdercoat]

Leah, do you have any pictured of both tanks? to compare the blue levels?

I am starting to get stressed over this LOL. May just go MH

[Leah]

I will try and get pictures could take awhile. Personally I hated my halide it scared the
bejeeber's out of me. Not so sure Coralife is a very good one. probably not. If you come by this way before you need one you are welcome to come have a look. $1400.00
mistake but hey what the heck.

[Doug]

Yea agreed. Those actinics are pretty crappy for intensity. I also like the blue +. SWC blues are similar to the blue + but cant speak for longevity.

If I ran my fixture again, I would likely switch to AquaScience bulbs. Keep looking at a standard 50g, thinking it would be a little more room than the cube and allow me to use my 4ft. 6 bulb fixture, with more than enough light for my sps with it being only 18in. deep.

[lorenz0]

Originally Posted by Doug

If I ran my fixture again, I would likely switch to AquaScience bulbs

i actually had them and was not a huge fan. Personally i have liked the KZ's but i still have yet to try the ATI's which will probably be next

[TheMikey]

I was curious if anyone that had individual parabolic reflectors on their T5HO set up (24W preferably) could post the dimensions of the reflectors (width being most important). Might be doing a retrofit

[Scythanith]

An IceCap reflector for a 24w bulb is approx 19 5/8" long by 2 1/2" wide. Once you put the IceCap endcaps and stand-offs on the total length is about 23 1/2" long.