SRC Member junyong84 Posted December 8, 2004 SRC Member Share Posted December 8, 2004 Hi, what is MH best used with? T5s? PLs? FLs? What are the uses of T5s/PLs/FLs with MH??? to provide the actinic part? or to even increase the light strength? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lightningstrike Posted December 8, 2004 Share Posted December 8, 2004 dunno for other reefers, but i use T5s with MH to offset the yellowish tinge from 10kk bulbs with T5 actinics. Quote Austin the Westie: "I may be your best friend, but you are my everything". Lightning Strike's Back!!! Reefkeeping Is Not My Hobby, It's My Obsession. Austin's Birthday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member ervine Posted December 8, 2004 SRC Member Share Posted December 8, 2004 Erm.. I'm actually thinking of using 10k T5s to improve the lighting from my 20k 250W BLV... so it's the other way around I guess... I think my 20k BLV isn't strong enough for my corals... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Clownfish Posted December 8, 2004 SRC Member Share Posted December 8, 2004 it's basically to offset colors i tink... cos ur intensity for corals shld depend more from the MH i will recommend T5 for u as its slim design makes ur canopy look nicer n lighter, furthermore, MH r usually hanged more than 6 inches n above, thus using T5 can hav betta penetration into the water.... otherwise, if u hav some leftover lightings after ur upgrade, u can consider using them as well Quote My Personal Blog My Wedding Website Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Ekia Posted December 9, 2004 SRC Member Share Posted December 9, 2004 it's basically to offset colors i tink... cos ur intensity for corals shld depend more from the MH i will recommend T5 for u as its slim design makes ur canopy look nicer n lighter, furthermore, MH r usually hanged more than 6 inches n above, thus using T5 can hav betta penetration into the water.... otherwise, if u hav some leftover lightings after ur upgrade, u can consider using them as well Hmmm... first time hear that T5 got better penetration into water over MH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloodlamb Posted December 9, 2004 Share Posted December 9, 2004 In my lighting design the T-5 got to be quite high up because they are mounted with the MH in a single housing. MH are 10in from water surface and T-5 are 9 in. Hence I think that the T-5 are only good for color balance and for dawn/dusk simulation. Those of you with 8xT-5 how is it mounted on the tank? I tought of getting 8xT-5 (4FT for a 4x2 area) but then to keep them 3in above water would mean that the whole top of the tank is covered up. very troublesome to maintance then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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