Lights for my new 3ft...50g

[Skimmerking]

Originally Posted by kien

unless you pick the wrong one.

kien I totally agree with you on that one. Brad I seriously think if yopu had the money and could afford the Mitras you would still be using them. IMHO. I know that you loved your MH for the longest that I can remember. If you took the plunge on the AI sols but deep down I think you should have waited on pulling the trigger on those and went with the Mitras but that is alot of $$$ to fork out. I lucked out and got my unit the black 6100 for a smoking deal it was used for 30 days and the price i couldn't hold back on.

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by Skimmer King

kien I totally agree with you on that one. Brad I seriously think if yopu had the money and could afford the Mitras you would still be using them.

sorry Mike, crack smoking at it's best If I had the money, I would have installed an HRV and kept MH. I would not spend the money on Mitras even if I won the lottery. The only thing I like about them is the quick disconnect. The light itself is crap, IMO.
If I were to start over, I'd seriously look at the ATI hybrid, which would have cost me what I paid for all my AIs originally. Having tried all three types of lighting now, for a SPS tank, I would choose MH, T5 then LED, in that order.

[Leah]

Another poll. Yeah! Sunpower all the way. Surely by know you guys have learned you never listen to Mike....gawd!!!

[Nano]

In my very limited experience but totally accurate opinion jk

I would say go t5. I love leds and the shimmer, and color options but from what i've seen and experienced (again limited) is t5 tanks usually have nice colors then led. I think leds have a better actinic color though if that makes any sense. Fwiw and you know this, as fast as the leds are evolving youll shell out for a fixture that will be T12 compared to t5 in a year. I still think leds have a long way to come before I would use them for coral again. I do love them on my freshy tanks though

[Doug]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

If I had the money, I would have installed an HRV and kept MH.