Ho T5?

baseballman 25

baseballman 25

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I have decided,that I am going to make my 75 gallon a frag tank.I Plan on building the shelves this weekend.From the eggcrates,with three levels.My question is will this be enough light for zoas,lps,softies,and acans 4x 54W HO T5, 4x Dual Bluemoon LED with odyssea bulbs?
 
05xrunner

05xrunner

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nope..not that odyessea light..its 1 reflector and that is no better then having PC lights..Plus is it actually T5 or T6
If you have a new Nova fixture or a TEK, aquatinics, or the hello lights 4bulb system that is a copy of the TEK..its on sale for $152 right now then it would be plenty of light if you kept the SPS on the upper shelf's
 
baseballman 25

baseballman 25

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So this one would work?48" 4 Lamp T5 Unit
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05xrunner

05xrunner

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yep..I have the 24" 4bulb one..got it before they sold out..its a GREAT light..exact copy of the TEK..and when you change the bulbs to high end ones you can probably keep the sps midway down in the tank. the stock bulbs will be fine if you keep the SPS higher
 
baseballman 25

baseballman 25

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Ok.I am just looking to keep lps for right now though.Like zoa's and stuff.Will these give me pretty good growth for the zoa's?
 
05xrunner

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yea Zoas are easy...PC is enough for them.
my recommendation for bulbs are
ATI Blue Plus
ATI Aquablue Special
UVL Aquasun 10k
ATI Blue Plus
 
05xrunner

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yea the stock lights are just fine..just to get the most out of the fixture those are the bulbs I would get..its what I am getting..I have the blue plus but need to order the 10k and aquablue still
 
05xrunner

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Individual reflectors...That is the thing with T5 that make them what they are..without them then they are no better then PC lights.
here is what the fixture looks like..well this is my 24" version of it
this is with the stock bulbs
the only thing with this light..is you have to hang it or make your own legs..they dont have legs for it..Well someone used the TEK legs but they cost $65 for just legs. To me thats not worth it



 
baseballman 25

baseballman 25

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Ok.Cool.I will be ordering that fixture from hello on saturday.I am making my 75 frag tank.So what do you recommend.My tank has built in filtration.I was thinking about puttung in the self's this weekend,and letting it cycle.
 
05xrunner

05xrunner

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recommend as in?
I have never setup just a pure frag tank.
If I did I would make the eggcrate shelf's and then put live rock under them and bare bottom. then let it cycle.
 
baseballman 25

baseballman 25

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I do not want any amphipods to get in my tank though.And since I have the built in filtration and protein skimmer,do i need live rock then?
 
05xrunner

05xrunner

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why dont you want amphipods? they are good to have..little cleaners of the tank. Yes you still need live rock. not as much I would say if your not putting any fish in or maybe 1 or 2 small ones..20-25lb is how much i would use.
 
05xrunner

05xrunner

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that def wasnt an amphipod then..or maybe the colony was already dying and they were just cleaning up. They will run all over them but not harm them. sure you dont have them confused with an isopod
 
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