55 gallon T5HO lighting

jjjoey

jjjoey

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Currently i have a standard 55 gallon tank.
on it i run both of these fixtures
48" Extreme Orbit 2x130watt SunPaq with Lunar Lights & Fan
48" Jebo 4x 55 watt PC lights
so i get a good output of PC
i was wondering if there would be a complete light upgrade from this that would be around the 300-400 dollar range?
 
wangotango

wangotango

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The four-bulb TEK or six-bulb Nova PRO would be in that price range, and are decent fixtures. If you went with the PRO, I would swap out the bulbs though.
-Justin
 
scsinet

scsinet

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+1
Any 4-6 lamp 54W T5 system with individual reflectors would be a fantastic upgrade, and should be easily achievable with your budget.
 
05xrunner

05xrunner

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hello lights still got the 48" 4bulb light for $154..GREAT light its a copy of teh TEK..I have the 24" 4bulb and I like it alot..that gives you plenty of extra money to order good bulbs to
like
ATI Blue+
ATI Aquablue special
UVL AquaSun
ATI Blue+
that would be a good combo to give you nice color and good par.
here is what my 24" unit looks like


 
05xrunner

05xrunner

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no..but your tank is only 12" wide..6bulb would be to wide anyway..4bulb would be plenty for your tank. With that bulb config i said up top you can keep SPS and whatever
 
jjjoey

jjjoey

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so 216 watts of T5 is better than 480 watts of PC?
because i hate PC lol
i just want a big upgrade from what i currently have
 
jjjoey

jjjoey

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im gunna email them and ask if they have a 48 inch 6 or 8 bulb i could order
because i was considering these lights months ago, but now they dont have the 6 or 8 bulb
 
05xrunner

05xrunner

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they use to have the 8bulb...but that is long been sold out..that light would have been useless..probably the last 2 bulbs would have been on the outside of the tank just doing nothing but wasting light. a 55 is not a wide tank and 4bulb setup will do just fine
 
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