how many went from led back to t5

[reefwars]

Originally Posted by asylumdown

haha, yah, if it came off like I was saying it was a good thing that it took a year I didn't type it right. All my corals go through a tantrum under the radions for at least a few months. They ultimately end up growing, but part of me wonders what my tank would look like if there hadn't been months to a year of suspended animation on so many of my colonies.

Also, I realized last weekend that on two of my fixtures, the white channel had burnt out completely on half of the fixture. Trying to get in touch with Ecotech to figure out how to fix it because they're well out of warranty. I'm not thrilled about that. 50,000 hours my rear end.

If you end up stuck bring it to me at concept and ill see if I can help you out

[Masonjames]

Originally Posted by reefwars

What's your opinion on leds and fungus with zoanthids?

I don't have an opinion but now I'm curious if I should have. Can ya go a little deeper on this one Denny? Interested to hear your take.

[neoh]

I run a Vertex Illumina SR260 48" over a 72" tank at the moment. I get great spread despite the size over the tank, very few dark spots, and the shimmer is perfect.

Though looking at my tank when it had T5's over it, to the eye - it definitely seems more pleasing. I've currently got them set to 25W/80B/80RB over 12 hours with a 2 hour ramp up/down.

The only down side to all of this, is I've had really painfully slow growth across the board. SPS? Forget about it.. and some corals completely hate it. I've had a wall hammer for 4 months that has yet to open. It's not dying, but it sure as hell isn't doing anything, despite it's placement. It still hasn't acclimated to the LED's it seems.

I think the way to go these days is an LED/T5 combo! Best of both worlds.

[harlequin01]

I had an evergrow led on my 40 gal but switched back to T5 and loved the depth of colors and brightness. I used only actinic blue and fiji pinks on my 4 bulb T5

[nrosdal]

i went from mh to led and couldn't be happier. Never used t5 but have seen friends add t5s to existing leds to fill gaps in spectrum with positive results.

[Reef Pilot]

Originally Posted by wreck

i hear ya, see that might be my difference is that, im using the ai sol blues ( b,rb,w) where u are using caddilacs compared to my fiat hahaha.

Yes, I have seen some AI lighted tanks, and didn't really like them. They have a lot of blue/purple and don't look very natural. And don't bring out the red and green as well. But that's just my personal opinion. I know others will differ.