Mh Vs. T5
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fedukeford
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MH is stronger, so theres a wider range of stuff you can keep with MH, im pretty sure T5 lights are about the same as PC's
fanker
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t-5s are no where compared 2 pc, t-5s have alot higher par and are a more intencity light. they also last longer, and dont run so hot. t-5s are the closest thing u can get to mh. but it depends on what size tank u have. if its bigger than 125g go with mh because thats when tanks start getting deep. and t-5s only go about 14-18" down, which my can go down to like 24". but if u have a 55, 75, 90g than go with the mh. but over all either one will keep clamd and sps.
zanski
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ok that's what i want to keep i def want a max clam (the blue one). im setting up a 75 gall its 24 inches deep. should t5 allow me to anything i want?? i dont want a canopy and i cant hang mh's so im thinking about the t5 because i can mount them on my tank and there is no canopy! what do you think?? i dont want to be limited to what i can keep just because of lighting so you all tell me! if i have to ill get a canopy, but if t-5's will be ok i'd prefer them!
emperor11
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Originally Posted by Zanski
ok that's what i want to keep i def want a max clam (the blue one). im setting up a 75 gall its 24 inches deep. should t5 allow me to anything i want?? i dont want a canopy and i cant hang mh's so im thinking about the t5 because i can mount them on my tank and there is no canopy! what do you think?? i dont want to be limited to what i can keep just because of lighting so you all tell me! if i have to ill get a canopy, but if t-5's will be ok i'd prefer them!
...A 75 gallon is only 20" deep...the 90 gallon is 24" deep.
ok that's what i want to keep i def want a max clam (the blue one). im setting up a 75 gall its 24 inches deep. should t5 allow me to anything i want?? i dont want a canopy and i cant hang mh's so im thinking about the t5 because i can mount them on my tank and there is no canopy! what do you think?? i dont want to be limited to what i can keep just because of lighting so you all tell me! if i have to ill get a canopy, but if t-5's will be ok i'd prefer them!
...A 75 gallon is only 20" deep...the 90 gallon is 24" deep.
mikeyjer
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There is absolutely no comparison between a MH and a T-5. I run both fixtures! MH's are a lot better then T-5's any day! The bulbs on T-5's should be replaced every 8 months or so. They run good, yes...but SPS don't do well under them from what I've heard. There's been discussions on this subject, you should research further!!! I'm still in with MH's anyday! :happyfish
zanoshanox
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T-5's are the next best thing after MH. I woudl say that as far as efficiency t-5 are easier to run and run cheaper, cooler, etc. But MH puts out way more light and is much more intense than any other aquarum lighting.
stanlalee
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People made the same claims about pc when they 1rst came out as they do about T5's now. Sure they do more with less watts than pc and vho but I wouldn't feed too much into the hype just yet. If you put 8 of any high powered flourescents over the length of any tank you could keep nearly anything its just T5 will fit and the others wont. To me until proven otherwise the real advantage of T5 is the ability to fit more tubes in the same amount of space. Also seems the reflectors make or break the effectiveness of T5. Its still just a h.o. flourescent tube, nothing revolutionary (otherwise we'd all have 8 bulb Nova T5 fixtures for the mere $400 the 48" unit cost. thats cheaper than the 4-96w pc they sell and more watts than a 400watt MH pendant for about the same price).
lt34
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I just got the Coralife 48" Lunar. It came with 2 65watt 10,000K and 2 of the 65watt blue bulbs along with the lunar lights. I also have a 48" 40watt 50/50. I was told that was plenty of light for my 90 gallon. They said if I needed more light to change the 50/50 to a 10,000K. I hope I didn't get taken. Is this enough light?
deelucky
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i agree that mh is top of the line but at the same time i dont have a deep tank(29gal)but if i upgrade to a much large tank i wouldnt think about t-5 i would go mh.i stay away from hard corals that require intense lighting but i have spoke with pro of the hobby and the nova extreme over my 29gal can house just about anything including anenomes and i know that people will argue this till the end of time but i am enjoying the sabea that i have and that is doing very well.the point is to reseach what type of lights for certain types of coral/anenomes
stanlalee
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Originally Posted by ViPeR_930
Until what is proven?
until they are proven to be a viable option to MH as many many people claim I just see there main advantage over other flourescents is the ability to put more tubes in the same amount of space. For example I'm not going to give up my twin 96 watt pc lights for twin 54 watt T5 with the belief I made an upgrade. On the other hand its very probably 4 T5's will fit in nearly the same space as two pc lights which would be quite an advantage.
Until what is proven?
until they are proven to be a viable option to MH as many many people claim I just see there main advantage over other flourescents is the ability to put more tubes in the same amount of space. For example I'm not going to give up my twin 96 watt pc lights for twin 54 watt T5 with the belief I made an upgrade. On the other hand its very probably 4 T5's will fit in nearly the same space as two pc lights which would be quite an advantage.