T5's add a ton on heat!

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Hey everyone!

I just finished upgrading my led fixture with 2 54w t5's, and the first thing I noticed was the huge amount of heat they put out! In a matter of 3 hours they brought the room temp up 7 degrees.

Anyone else run into this with t5's?

[11purewater]

On 2 48's really,somethings wrong.How big is your room?

[11purewater]

How high above the water is it?

[gobytron]

my 8 bulb 54w t5 fixture doesn't raise my tank temp 7 degrees...

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Originally Posted by gobytron

my 8 bulb 54w t5 fixture doesn't raise my tank temp 7 degrees...

Not the tank temp. It's the room temperature.

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Originally Posted by 11purewater

How high above the water is it?

Around 5 inches

[canadianbudz604]

That's weird 7 degrees seems too much. I'd be worried about it in the summer months. Where did u get the fixture what kind is it?

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Originally Posted by canadianbudz604

That's weird 7 degrees seems too much. I'd be worried about it in the summer months. Where did u get the fixture what kind is it?

Yeah I figured they were running a little to warm. It's a sunlight supply fixture.