zoa lighting

[paddyob]

Originally Posted by nanochef

i found a light on ebay for a really good price so i wanted to give it a shot, as far as upgrades i have a 65 as well, this is just a "side-project". the MH fixture is the same price as the t5 fixture, which is why i posed the question. it comes with legs to sit approx 6" above the tank. i also have a lid on the tank which is helping some of my evaporation as it covers about 80% of the surface, leaving room for my AC70 fuge.

As for a lid.... this will also increase trapped heat. If you get a good T5 fixture I am sure you can do just as well.

[nanochef]

ok so on the topic of t5, i found one that has 4 and 6. depending on how the brackets work i'd like to get the 6 and do 60/40 actinics/daylight as thru research ive noticed more people doing it this way for zoas/shrooms.

[hound96]

i have a 250w mh light on my 20 gallon nano and i'm changing over to a 2' 4 bulb tek i don't have a large problem with evap but the t5 have nicer color

[reefwars]

Originally Posted by hound96

i have a 250w mh light on my 20 gallon nano and i'm changing over to a 2' 4 bulb tek i don't have a large problem with evap but the t5 have nicer color

my roomate has a 250 over his ten gallon ...no heat issues or big evaporation problems id say less than half a gallon a day we went 20000 k for color

[nanochef]

Originally Posted by nanochef

ok so on the topic of t5, i found one that has 4 and 6. depending on how the brackets work i'd like to get the 6 and do 60/40 actinics/daylight as thru research ive noticed more people doing it this way for zoas/shrooms.

Decisions decisions