silencio530
Member
anyone have a reef under t5s if ud like will you post pics to see how well spc and other corals do ?
im starting one just curious how well they do under t5s
im starting one just curious how well they do under t5s
T5 Reef's only
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pbnj
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See this thread...
https://forums.saltwaterfish.com/t/343639/sps-success-with-just-t5s
https://forums.saltwaterfish.com/t/343639/sps-success-with-just-t5s
oceansidefish
Active Member
You can use T5's for a reef as long as they have enough wattage and watch your colors. You won't get the nice shimmer of a MH though
doggiepuffer
Member
Originally Posted by Oceansidefish
http:///forum/post/2889091
You can use T5's for a reef as long as they have enough wattage and watch your colors. You won't get the nice shimmer of a MH though
The shimmer effect, IMO is only worth it if you have an open tank. I know several people who had MH and switch to T5's cause the MH has doing more harm than good to their coral
http:///forum/post/2889091
You can use T5's for a reef as long as they have enough wattage and watch your colors. You won't get the nice shimmer of a MH though
The shimmer effect, IMO is only worth it if you have an open tank. I know several people who had MH and switch to T5's cause the MH has doing more harm than good to their coral
phils29bcinwa
Member
I have a 75 reef tank running one Icecap 660 with 4-4ft t5, and one Icecap 440 running 2-4ft t5 bulbs, I dont have any SPS corals but have lots of others. The clam also does great under these lights. Here is a picture for you to check out.
sea n life
Member
hey doggie what kind of harm was the mh doing?
oceansidefish
Active Member
I have never seen MH lights do any damage to a coral unless they were hung to close to the tank and there were corals up high. My new tank is open top and I would not want anything else over it.
cedarreef
Member
Originally Posted by Oceansidefish
http:///forum/post/2890014
I have never seen MH lights do any damage to a coral unless they were hung to close to the tank and there were corals up high. My new tank is open top and I would not want anything else over it.
Couldn't agree more. My MH fixture is above my open tank, and I wouldn't want any other lights, either. If you can go with the MHs then go for it. If not, then T5s should be fine for most coral
http:///forum/post/2890014
I have never seen MH lights do any damage to a coral unless they were hung to close to the tank and there were corals up high. My new tank is open top and I would not want anything else over it.
Couldn't agree more. My MH fixture is above my open tank, and I wouldn't want any other lights, either. If you can go with the MHs then go for it. If not, then T5s should be fine for most coral