Hybrid T5 & LEDs 60" lighting fixture!

Redstag · May 31, 2011

I really do not want to go with LEDs alone since it's not enough spectrum for the corals (SPS will be brown out in the long run), so I decided to go with Hybrid T5 & LEDs. I have couple fixtures in mind but I do not know which one to choose.

Arcadia OT2-LED from UK. It control T5 & LEDs dimmable.

Arcadia the leaders in pet-care lighting technology - OT2 LED

Blau Lumina LED Plus T5 hybrid aquarium light from Germany.

http://reefbuilders.com/2010/05/25/b...quarium-light/
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SFILIGOI Genesis Hybrid T5 with LEDs From Italy (Canada vendor). I would to ask for custom made 5 Modules in the middle along 4 T5 80w with RGB 3w LED Green/Red/Blue (3 blue and 2 white modules). All of them are dimmable by SFILIGOI Link Contoller.

http://www.aquaticselite.com/GENESIS.../ge-t5-150.htm

Redstag · May 31, 2011

I like the shimme of the LEDs in T5 fixture.

Sfiligoi Genesis hybrid T5 & LEDs Demo.

YouTube - ‪Genesis T5/LED Hybrid 2‬&rlm;

Sfiligoi Genesis RGB Demo.

YouTube - ‪Sfiligoi Genesis RGB Demo‬&rlm;

UncleJT · May 31, 2011

Redstag said:
I really do not want to go with LEDs alone since it's not enough spectrum for the corals (SPS will be brown out in the long run)

Says who?

engineeronh2o · May 31, 2011

I can agree the I experienced the same with LEDs.

FiReBReTHa · May 31, 2011

UncleJT said:
Says who?

+1

Dont get crappy leds

engineeronh2o · May 31, 2011

I was using Cree xr-e......

FiReBReTHa · May 31, 2011

engineeronh2o said:
I was using Cree xr-e......

where did you get them? and how was your magnesium level?

Redstag · May 31, 2011

Finally I decided to go with the Custom Made SFILIGOI fixture. It's nice and sexy. :tongue:

Redstag · May 31, 2011

They are using CREE 3W XP-G for white and CREE XP-E 3W LED for blue. You Know SFILIGO is a brand name.

FiReBReTHa said:
+1

Dont get crappy leds

Redstag · May 31, 2011

Just placed an order thru Aquatics Elite from Canada. I also upgraded the Ferrari Red color for my lighting fixture. It looks so nice and sexy in RED. Tim is a nice guy. He explains every thing to me if I have question.

Good Customer Service! Thumb Up

Redstag · May 31, 2011

Here is the standard one with 3 modules in the middle. Mine is upgrading to five modules with RGB LEDs with 4 T5 80w.

Troylee · May 31, 2011

not sure who told you tony that leds can't hold there own..... my tank is strictly sps and i have not lost color on any..... truthfully every thing held it's color extremely well and any coral that was blue is now a rich deep blue!!!!! my red planet got a little purple but that's it all the yellows, greens, reds etc have held there color since i switched from mh to leds a few months ago.....leds can hang by them self i don't care what any one says i have first hand exp with over 100 different acros under leds......

luke33 · May 31, 2011

Nice looking light. I've been running only led's for over a year and a half and my sps colors have never been so colorful.

Redstag · May 31, 2011

Troy,

You can post picture of your corals now and later (around couple months) to compare. I do not see any successful tank with LEDs alone.

Tony

Troylee said:
not sure who told you tony that leds can't hold there own..... my tank is strictly sps and i have not lost color on any..... truthfully every thing held it's color extremely well and any coral that was blue is now a rich deep blue!!!!! my red planet got a little purple but that's it all the yellows, greens, reds etc have held there color since i switched from mh to leds a few months ago.....leds can hang by them self i don't care what any one says i have first hand exp with over 100 different acros under leds......

FiReBReTHa · May 31, 2011

Redstag said:
Troy,

You can post picture of your corals now and later (around couple months) to compare. I do not see any successful tank with LEDs alone.

Tony

https://www.reef2reef.com/forums/led-lighting-specific/60859-before-after-led-growth-pics.html