Lighting upgrade purchase suggestions please

impulse-ive

Member
I'm wanting to upgrade my lights to support Anemones and some corals. I'm having trouble with my lights heating my tank and i'm looking the following lighting systems.
Pacific Coast 24 Inch PCI 4 Bulb T5 System w/ LED $179

And
SunBright LED system With 2 bulbs $390

The LED will be cooler and save money on Elec but is lot more to start.
Does anyone have pros and cons on either system?
 

scsinet

Active Member
Sunlight supply makes very nice fixtures. Pacific Coat Imports makes... okay stuff.
So you really aren't comparing apples to apples.
At the same time, you are only talking about what... $221 difference in price? You'll make that up in a year in saved electricity (My lighting system alone costs me more than $50 in electricity to run per month, and that's not including chiller power). That is assuming that the LED system works as well as the T5. The picture shows LED retrofit tubes in a normal fluorescent fixture. The only retro tubes I've seen are designed for use in office lighting and such. That doesn't mean someone hasn't started making them for tanks, but do your research and make sure those LED lamps can be expected to perform well. If so, I'd take the LED in a heartbeat.
 
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