So this summer for my birthday in August, my girlfriend has agreed to buy me an upgraded lighting system for my 29g.
She can't afford to go LED for me which is understandable, but I found both T5 and MH systems which she said she wouldn't mind buying me.
I've come down to two decisions.
A 150w 15k MH hanging pendant with two 14w actinic T5 bulbs...
which i'd likely upgrade the MH bulb to a 14k phoenix or something similar.
OR...
A 96w, four bulb T5 system with 2 daylight and 2 actinics, which i'd likely upgrade the bulbs to a daylight, an actinic, a fiji purple, and something random for the 4th bulb.
I have a 1/15HP chiller set up already so heat from running a MH shouldn't become an issue.
She can't afford to go LED for me which is understandable, but I found both T5 and MH systems which she said she wouldn't mind buying me.
I've come down to two decisions.
A 150w 15k MH hanging pendant with two 14w actinic T5 bulbs...
which i'd likely upgrade the MH bulb to a 14k phoenix or something similar.
OR...
A 96w, four bulb T5 system with 2 daylight and 2 actinics, which i'd likely upgrade the bulbs to a daylight, an actinic, a fiji purple, and something random for the 4th bulb.
I have a 1/15HP chiller set up already so heat from running a MH shouldn't become an issue.