T5 Lights

[Stones]

Originally Posted by Black Phantom

So I was looking at my new flyer from Princess Auto this morning and I noticed this light. A four foot T5 for $100 bucks. Sure you would have to change the bulbs but can anyone see a reason why this won't work as a light for LPS and softies.
http://www.princessauto.com/vmchk/fa...ial-shop-light

I noticed they never listed the wattage of the fixture so I'm assuming this is only a normal output fixture and not a high output fixture. That would really limit your bulb selection to only coralife as I think they are the only manufacturer who produces Normal Output bulbs and fixtures. If this is the case, that would also diminish the output of the fixture significantly as 48" normal output bulbs are 28 watts as opposed to the 54 watt High output bulbs.

[Black Phantom]

Originally Posted by Stones

I noticed they never listed the wattage of the fixture so I'm assuming this is only a normal output fixture and not a high output fixture. That would really limit your bulb selection to only coralife as I think they are the only manufacturer who produces Normal Output bulbs and fixtures. If this is the case, that would also diminish the output of the fixture significantly as 48" normal output bulbs are 28 watts as opposed to the 54 watt High output bulbs.

Hmmmm, guess I'll have to go check that out. I'm not too worried about salt creep as it's not going to be that close to the tank. Probably about a foot away.