Jumping on the T-5 bandwagon!!!

[fish.freak]

Originally Posted by Mindsgoneawol

i got a question about t-5s.. what wattage would i need for anonomes.. i have a 29 gallon as was really thinking about a coralife 2 x 65 watt.. what would be the difference?? (as far as price and heat)

I think you arfe talking about power compacts, that will be the bare min for most anemones, and some would argue that it was not enough.

[fish.freak]

Originally Posted by JY13131

How was da bar?

It was fun, except I lost 5 to four in pool and knocked the 8 in 3x while i was ahead

[fish.freak]

Originally Posted by Brent Cone

Congrats!!! T-5's Rock!!!
Brent.

Thanks Brent. I cant wait for them to come in. 4 bulbs over a 40 gal should do the trick.

[fish.freak]

Originally Posted by afbengochea

I used the blue + bulbs instead of the actinics. It seemed like they provided more light. I do believe they have more par too but I dont remember the numbers off the top of my head

yea I should have posted b4 I ordered, but I was having trouble giving my self the go ahead. So I listened to my friend who just got them and he said the actinic + was just for looks and not for growth. We will see, I hope my order got fixed.

[Brent Cone]

Originally Posted by fish.freak

Thanks Brent. I cant wait for them to come in. 4 bulbs over a 40 gal should do the trick.

Oh ya!!! be shure to put on your sun glasses before you fire them up LOL!!! your going to love them!!!!!
Brent.

[afbengochea]

hopefully u caught it in time. I too was having a hard time choosing bulbs since one never knows what bulb combo u will like until u have them setup. Even the order u put the bulbs makes a difference on how the tank looks. This is the reason why I have an extra super actinic bulb laying around the house

[Tynan Rasmus]

Cool, and you will love it. I just picked up this one"

4x 48'' TEK 5 T5 SETUP with HO lamps
GEISMANN HO T5 lamps and is made by SUNLIGHT SUPPLY

and its **** bright!

[wesnj]

i am jumping off and going to MH w/ VHO actinic. Good growth but color can never quite match what they look like in the guys tank i am getting frags from. I've tried many many different t5 bulbs and just when i think i am getting pretty good color, i go visit someone who has an MH SPS tank and it depresses me that mine just don't look as good.

montis always look great but some of those fussy acros just never look the same under T5. Just my opinion. Sorry for being negative in my first post lol

[afbengochea]

its ok, and welcome to trt. Theres more than one way to skin a cat and there are positives and negative to both MH and T5's

[fish.freak]

Darn it!!! The acnitnic + went on back order and they only shiped 1, so I will get 3 bulbs for a 4 bulb unit.