what kind of light that doesnt need a chiller

[j.p]

wut kind of lighting would be the best for corals that doesnt need a chiller?

 

[nycbob]

t-5.

 

[chilwil84]

anything other than mh as long as you dont keep your house in the mid to upper 80s

 

[pimpdaddy]

T-5s. Depending on your tank size and corals you want to keep, you may be able to get by with compact flouresents.

 

[j.p]

i have a 55 and i have tube lights right now i want to get like soft and hard

 

[trippkid]

I use 4" fans(4) in my canopy with VHO and MH. My tank is warmest during the night when lights are off.

 

[viper_930]

I have a 250 watt halide on a 32 gallon and 2x150 watt halides on a 20 gallon both connected to the same 20g sump and no chiller.

 

[jmick]

Same as Viper but I run 3 250 Watt MH on my display and another 150 on my fuge and no chiller. I have a very large window fan built into my hood and my temp ranges from about 76 to 78. My AC died on us this past week and with temps in the house at 85 my temps never broke 80...I did cut my light time by 50%. A chiller is nice but not always needed.

 

[j.p]

so is there a difference between the halide and the t-5?

 

[viper_930]

For sure T-5 lights run cooler than halides, but a chiller isn't a must-have with halides.

 

[j.p]

so the t-5 and halides make corals grow at a good a rate?

 

[jmick]

Yes, both are excellent choices. IMO, if you want to go with SPS then MH is the way to go but for everything else I think that T5 is excellent! However, there are many other factors that will dictate the growth of your coral and light albiet a big factor is not the only factor.

 

[j.p]

ya i kno but what does like IMO and SPS stuff mean?

 

[shrimpi]

IMO= in my opinion
SPS- Small polyp stony. (referring to 'hard' coral basically)
... you could always go for LED fixtures and spend your whole bank acct if you want to... They have the least heat

 

[j.p]

i dont want to spend tooo much

 

[wangotango]

I'd go with T5. If you could give us some specs we can pick out the right fixture for you.
-Justin

 

[speeddemonlsr]

Well what about VHO, how come nobody on the board seems to like them???

 

[j.p]

wait srry wut do u mean by specs?

 

[dragonzim]

Originally Posted by speeddemonlsr
Well what about VHO, how come nobody on the board seems to like them???
VHO are considered old technology. You can get the same or higher PAR ratings out of T5 using much less space and energy.

 

[wangotango]

By specs I mean what size tank and what do you plan on keeping.
-Justin