What are you using for lights poll.

[Turbosnail]

Tell us what you are using for lights.

 

[don in mass]

Hello chris good minds thinks alike i was thinking the same thing iam gonna do a videio of my tank with a years worth of leds soon thanks don

 

[dannyp02908]

Currently using 8x54 T5. Feel like it is a little short on light. Considering LED possibly and MH maybe.

 

[Yanni]

what type of fixture is the 8x54w dannyp? With t5 most of the light generated is from the reflectors, with high end fixtures the reflectors are 98-99%, lower end fixtures loose alot of light that does not get reflected correctly. Just asking cuz i use only t5 and actually have to dim mine cuz its too much light for my tank.

 

[Pat02026]

250w pheonix 14k
Color is perfect, and have everything from sponges to shallow acros that are all just as happy as I!

 

[Trevor]

I'm using a cad lights 150w MH+ 2 actinics over a 26g bowfront

 

[s_kelley]

400w radium

 

[twiddledog]

Currently 3 250 Radiums and 4 T5s, switching to 3 AI Vega Colors as soon as they get here and keeping the 4 T5s for supplementation.

 

[Cherokee_Dude]

8x54w Tek t5 fixture on a 120 4' tank. Individual reflectors and looking at changing out to a 6 bulb Tek Light I have, possibly modded with an additional two rows of LED's

 

[MikeG]

I use a mix of MH, T5, and VHOs. Can't select multiple options in the poll so I didn't vote.

 

[lex_lutha111384]

Vegas

 

[jason401]

radions

 

[22engine]

Al Sol Blue

 

[dannyp02908]

what type of fixture is the 8x54w dannyp? With t5 most of the light generated is from the reflectors, with high end fixtures the reflectors are 98-99%, lower end fixtures loose alot of light that does not get reflected correctly. Just asking cuz i use only t5 and actually have to dim mine cuz its too much light for my tank.

Its a Tek T5. I just feel like there could be more light. Maybe my combo of bulbs?

front to back is
blue+
blue+
aquablue special
aquablue special
purple+
aquablue special
blue+
blue+

 

[jamesdong009]

I use T5s for my display tank. My basement tanks use a mixture of T5s and LEDs during the warmer months and then I switch back to MHs during the colder months to provide some more heat.

 

[GobyWanKenobie]

T5's for 72 bowfront (4 x 54)
leds for RSM 250 (36 x 3 watts royal blue/cool white - still experimenting)
MH for JBJ 28 gallon (Phoenix 14K)
CF for 29 biocube (3 x 36)
CF for 14 biocube (2 x 24)
CF for 3 gallon pico (13 watts)

If I had to pick a favorite it would be the T'5s or the MH. I am still learning about leds.

 

[frank180reef]

3 x250 wattt MH and cheapo LEDs

 

[Tone]

42x3w leds on my bc29..but going bacl to MH 2x250 for my upgrade

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[gpx1200]

92 corner reef
72 bow coral/octo tank
45 hex mangrove/octo tank
20 long coral/mantis tank
2x 20g sump fuge
all lit with custom made led panels w/cree 3w led's cool,neautral and warm white,royal blue,blue,red,green and uv's dimable w/sunrise/sunset via typhon controler.
i will never buy another aqurium bulb again!

 

[jt628]

3x250 mh phx 14k
and 2x140 vho actinic