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Old 11-04-2008, 11:00 PM   #1
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this is a good deal and a good light???


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looking to put it on my 15 gallon high...could i keep some stuff with this light??..im really liking the price

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Old 11-04-2008, 11:13 PM   #2
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I would need a few more details. However, I am leaning heavily toward save your money. The fixture in the picture looks like it runs PC lights and it only has 2 bulbs, but the listing says it has 4... seems odd to me.
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Old 11-04-2008, 11:23 PM   #3
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it is a pic of a PC fixture but if it is 96 watt that can't be any standard PC bulb (besides a single 36") but would be a T5 would. I have to be skeptical of the price. I would be tempted to jump on it as well but you do tend to get what you pay for
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Old 11-05-2008, 05:22 AM   #4
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No... save your money...pretty much anything you find on eBay is crap.
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Old 11-05-2008, 06:05 AM   #5
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Not a terrible light, but not a great one either...I've seen them first hand...aquatraders is the Odyssey brand...they are to my knowledge the only company using T6 bulbs...problem being that you can only get replacement from them, and they only come in 2 color choices for a reef tank (12K and 460actinic)...the other factor is that the bulbs share one big reflector...most of what makes a T5 system so good is the individual reflectors for each bulb.

All in all you'll get about what you pay for...this is not comparable to a high end T5 setup but would keep a variety of animals alive...but it's not going to be good enough for high light SPS or clams.
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Old 11-05-2008, 07:04 AM   #6
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a single 24" pc bulb is 65w.
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Old 11-05-2008, 07:14 AM   #7
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T-6 are hard to find and harder to fine in our light spectrum.Also is the fixture UL listed?if not and it causes a fire ,your insurance company won't pay you a dime.
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What are you hoping to keep in your tank. That's going to be merely adequate for only the least demanding coral, so I'd probably pass on it.
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