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03-30-2008, 01:07 PM
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Big Fishy
Join Date: May 2007
Location: nashville
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I want to see a SPS T-5 tank
I was wondering if anyone has a nice picture of a SPS tank under t5 lighting.
Is there such a thing??
All the ones I have seen are dulll brown. without much color.
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03-30-2008, 01:11 PM
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Duper Mod !
 
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Illinois
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Quote:
Originally Posted by tellycoleman
I was wondering if anyone has a nice picture of a SPS tank under t5 lighting.
Is there such a thing??
All the ones I have seen are dulll brown. without much color.
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I think Crvz's tank is lit by t-5's
Check out the VZ reef thread
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03-30-2008, 01:16 PM
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spaceman spiff
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: south of Dimples
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03-30-2008, 01:24 PM
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Carpe Noctem
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Western Colorado
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Quote:
Originally Posted by tellycoleman
I was wondering if anyone has a nice picture of a SPS tank under t5 lighting.
Is there such a thing??
All the ones I have seen are dulll brown. without much color.
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It's usually bulb choice and improper setting of the white balance. The proper bulb choices IMO make for a very colorful reef 
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03-30-2008, 02:00 PM
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Big Fishy
Join Date: May 2007
Location: nashville
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wow crvz thats what im talking about.
Is that just antics?
what do you have under your hood?
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03-30-2008, 03:36 PM
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spaceman spiff
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: south of Dimples
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Nope, it's an 8 bulb setup, 2 actinics, others are a mix from 10kK to 12kK.
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03-30-2008, 05:18 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Simpsonville, South Carolina
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That's the only thing that confuses me...people say T-5's are on par with MH but you have to use 8 bulbs that come close to the price of MH bulbs and do need to be replaced about the same time. It also does seem much darker
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03-30-2008, 05:38 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: michigan
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my tank is lit by t5 and i have mostly sps. take a look at the link under my sig. i have 6 bulbs, 4 of them overdriven.
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03-30-2008, 05:43 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: michigan
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heres one of my favorite pics of my tank, this is when i only had 4 bulbs... not dark and not dull lol... i agree its bulb choices that make all the differance
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03-30-2008, 05:44 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Simpsonville, South Carolina
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I was talking about crvz (he said he had 8), but 4 overdriven bulbs will kill the life of it...which brings up another point of the price!
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03-30-2008, 05:46 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: michigan
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still get a year out of them easy.
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03-30-2008, 05:47 PM
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spaceman spiff
Join Date: Feb 2006
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Quote:
Originally Posted by joker577
That's the only thing that confuses me...people say T-5's are on par with MH but you have to use 8 bulbs that come close to the price of MH bulbs and do need to be replaced about the same time. It also does seem much darker
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You need to look at them in person. That picture is rather underexposed. I actually find that T5 are brighter than MH tanks, mostly because it's much harder to create shaded areas due to the light coming out of the length of the bulb, unlike a point source light from MH.
Also, T5 bulbs should have, on average, twice the life of MH bulbs, make it easier to maintain tank temperature, and give you the ability to really play with the color of the tank.
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03-30-2008, 05:48 PM
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spaceman spiff
Join Date: Feb 2006
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Quote:
Originally Posted by joker577
I was talking about crvz (he said he had 8), but 4 overdriven bulbs will kill the life of it...which brings up another point of the price!
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I don't agree with that. If you put a fan on the bulbs, you won't lose much life. I've run them well over a year.
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03-30-2008, 06:41 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Simpsonville, South Carolina
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I'm still running at 7 months with my MH lights
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03-30-2008, 10:22 PM
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Big Fishy
Join Date: May 2007
Location: nashville
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Um nice Metal halide pic but I think we got a little off subject.
This is not one of those t5 vs metal halide threads
I have t-5 and I was wanting alot of sps coral and hopefully a nice colorful tank
crvz do you run a phosphate reactor on yours
Oh yeah reefermic1 nice tank as well good color |
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