Gd news for T5 light searcher!

[ASH]

Morning went to AquaIwa**, and discover the boss is using a Dymax Dual T5 light for his new set up 5ft tank. So I enq. from him where he bought it? He say he will be bringing some in for sale by Friday as now he is selling other items beside life stocks.

He qoute that he will be bringing in 2,3 and 4ft types. and I ard reserve 1 2ft from him and the price he say have not finalised yet but sure is a budget one.

Hope that this is a gd info for T5 light searcher s I know quite difficult to get a budget one.

[Clownfish]

i hope u oredi noe dymax is not a HO (high ouptut) T5 before u make ur reservations, if it is the same type showcast in aquarama

[ASH]

Well, if wana go for budget type...then cannot ask for more...still better then FL I suppose.

Those 200-300+ cat. definitely is better or else the price cannot be such a big gap.

[Acanthurus pyroferus]

you mean this one...... I posted another thread like this but got reviews that this dymax T5 doesn't last past 2 weeks according to jd_n.... Using the 2 footer in my sump and it's working well.

[Acanthurus pyroferus]

....bought the 2 footer for $60.00 ....3 feet going for $80.00 and the 4 feet is going for $100.00

[arcanehacker]

past 2 weeks liao ah? ..hehe.. must tell us if it passes the 2 week and 1 month mark..

[terryansimon]

but the output of the bulb is lower than conventional T5 bulbs, no?

[Acanthurus pyroferus]

past 2 weeks liao ah? ..hehe.. must tell us if it passes the 2 week and 1 month mark..

sure reefers....I am sure there will be no problems at all....this Friday will be 2 weeks but there isn't a flicker in the bulbs itself and I can see some inprovement in my sump already....never had sea squirts growing there but now I do and there are alot more coepods i noticed recently....

[Acanthurus pyroferus]

but the output of the bulb is lower than conventional T5 bulbs, no?

it can take up to 17,000k my supplier informed me and not higher... It's extremely bright though and working well which I thought would go bust on me any moment....

[roidan]

i think wat terry means is that the dymax may be normal T5 light tubes whereas those deltec/ATI are T5 HO light tubes....HO meaning high output...

what is the wattage of the dymax t5 tubes in 2ft, 3ft and 4ft? maybe that will answer terry if they are of the same output...

[Weapon_Master]

Yes I bought my 3Ft Dymax T5 yesterday from K&K in Tampines as well.

The White and blue tube that comes with it is 12000K and its a 3ft tube so latter can get 39W 3FT tube from Glare.

No issue about tube replacement.

[Weapon_Master]

Tube Waltage for the 3ft one is 30W but can use 39W tube as well if you want to replace them.

[roidan]

bro weapon,

the dymax light tubes state 39W ah..then should be HO T5 tubes then can definitely use ati/deltec tubes if u want to change

[Acanthurus pyroferus]

i think wat terry means is that the dymax may be normal T5 light tubes whereas those deltec/ATI are T5 HO light tubes....HO meaning high output...

what is the wattage of the dymax t5 tubes in 2ft, 3ft and 4ft? maybe that will answer terry if they are of the same output...

bro Roidan , I guess that answered your question...he...he...by the way this is off topic but your air dryer will be in by the end of the month if you're still interested in getting it....

[roidan]

Tube Waltage for the 3ft one is 30W but can use 39W tube as well if you want to replace them.

can u check the ballast of the dymax before u buy the 39W tubes?

i am afraid the dymax is the normal T5 ballast and not the T5 HO ballast...if it's the normal T5 ballast, then the ballast will not be able to drive the 39W tube properly/efficiently

[Acanthurus pyroferus]

the ballast are standard for individual lighting for example 2ft is 20watts each ....3ft is 30watts each and the 4ft is 40watts each and not interchangeable......

[roidan]

will see if i still need it ...probably not bro AP, not running ozoniser nowadays..thanks for the air dryer update..hehe

bro weapon....

take for example osram ballasts/tubes...

their T5 HO (Hight Output) series have ballasts/tubes from 24W, 39W,54W....ballast wattage matching tube wattage, meaning 24W ballast to 24W tubes..., 39W ballast to 39W tubes...

but they also have another line of T5 which is T5 HE (High Efficiency)....running at lower wattages than the high output series above....

to make it clearer for u....i put it this way...

549 mm tube length : 14W (HE) 24W (HO)

849 mm tube length : 21W (HE) 39W (HO)

so both types may be called T5s, but the lumens are totally different....so dunno dymax is using HO or HE T5s

[Acanthurus pyroferus]

just checked with supplier bro Roidan....the wattage as a bove...

[roidan]

the ballast are standard for individual lighting for example 2ft is 20watts each ....3ft is 30watts each and the 4ft is 40watts each and not interchangeable......

oh..in that case probably dymax really using their own ballast...

2feet: 20W ballast matching 20W tube

3feet: 30W ballast matching 30W tube

4feet: 40W ballast matching 40W tube

compared to the germans, Osram, ATI, deltecs HO ballasts/tubes

2feet: 24W ballast matching 24W tube

3feet: 39W ballast matching 39W tube

4feet: 54W ballast matching 54W tube

so for the same length/space that you can accomodate in your sump/tank, the germans seem to be able to provide more light/wattage.....

but at a higher price of coz....so it's back to the buyer to choose between price or performance

[roidan]

just checked with supplier bro Roidan....the wattage as a bove...

yeah...probably dymax uses some other T5 wattage standards...different from the germans...hehe

never mind lah..cheap and good...probably the market they are targeting at

[Acanthurus pyroferus]

yeah especially if one is on a budget..... the wattages are definitely lower then the German ones but can use o.k.lah...he...he

[roidan]

yeah especially if one is on a budget.....

maybe for main tank, one can use those germans HO T5s...and for the sump, he can use the dymax T5s....

totally T5 setup...will be quite interesting...let's hope some bros here go this T5 way instead of our usual MH setups....

[Acanthurus pyroferus]

thought of using T5's instead of MH instead for my tank..... alot more cooler then MH. Going to change my lights to T5's instead...

[roidan]

actually there are some retrofit sets in the net that can house 8tubes of T5s..

imagine 4ft tank, 8x54= 432W of T5s...

no wonder some germans can keep sps in such T5-intensive tanks

[Acanthurus pyroferus]

thats what I thought..... I think I am going to change my lights....soon..... How about T8's and T10 are there any that are available?