wattsupdoc
Active Member
There are currently a lot of people here who are using the T's now. And a lot of confusion surounding them still. But thats lighting for you. What I would like to do here is to have those who have these post up their specifications on their setup. I.E. What type of fixture they have, amount of bulbs, wattage,single or individul reflector, maker of fixture and if they know it ballast maker.Also we'll need to know tank size, type of corals kept, their general location in the tank(up high or on the sand bed etc.),How long these have been in there and how well they believe them to be doing.
Please lets dont start a discussion here, just post up you're stats.
I'll start:
65 gal, 36lx18wx24t Mixed reef
8x39 watt T5ho's,single reflector,workhorse ballasts(x2)
4 10.000k UV bulbs&4 super actinics.
SB is bright white.
Zooanthids,shrooms,frogspawn,crocea clam,rics,GSP,pulsing xenia,open brain,YSP,monticap>>>Most 1yr or more.
Acans,encrusting monti, several acros, green mille,for 3 months now.
No anemones.
All are doing well under my lighting, SPS's are showing growth and good color. Seems to be the same from when acclimated and came from a MH setup. Clam is not extending the mantle and is fed occasionally. I have had some bleaching from poor light acclimation on my part. All corals are mixed throughout my tank, at different levels, some SPS up high some down lower, none on the SB. Same with the softies, except the kenyas, they are tucked under a rock for now. My shrooms generally stay pretty small on the top, but they dont open that much more near the bottom.
I feed these corals a variety of oyster eggs,phyto, chopped shrimp,with 2 different vitamins. Probably bi weekly. So not very often.
Please lets dont start a discussion here, just post up you're stats.
I'll start:
65 gal, 36lx18wx24t Mixed reef
8x39 watt T5ho's,single reflector,workhorse ballasts(x2)
4 10.000k UV bulbs&4 super actinics.
SB is bright white.
Zooanthids,shrooms,frogspawn,crocea clam,rics,GSP,pulsing xenia,open brain,YSP,monticap>>>Most 1yr or more.
Acans,encrusting monti, several acros, green mille,for 3 months now.
No anemones.
All are doing well under my lighting, SPS's are showing growth and good color. Seems to be the same from when acclimated and came from a MH setup. Clam is not extending the mantle and is fed occasionally. I have had some bleaching from poor light acclimation on my part. All corals are mixed throughout my tank, at different levels, some SPS up high some down lower, none on the SB. Same with the softies, except the kenyas, they are tucked under a rock for now. My shrooms generally stay pretty small on the top, but they dont open that much more near the bottom.
I feed these corals a variety of oyster eggs,phyto, chopped shrimp,with 2 different vitamins. Probably bi weekly. So not very often.
