18" t5 bulb replacement?

[Mandrew]

I have an odyssey t5 fixture laying around I was thinking about using to throw together a nano reef. I was curious If anyone knows of a good quality bulb available in 18" or 18w? ATI and Gieeseman only go as small as 24" or 24w so I'm not sure what my other quality options would be..?

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

Coralife only I believe. You can get the odyssea on ebay

 

[Mandrew]

So here's a new question. Would I be better off to use coralife bulbs in that fixture, or but a cheap grow lamp with individual reflectors and use ATI bulbs in it?

 

[mystersyster]

Cheap grow light with ati bulbs.

 

[Mandrew]

Or even go with a new odyssey fixture but the 24" bulb model so I can buy the better bulbs. If I'm not mistaken I think the odyssey fixtures do not have individual reflectors?

 

[Mandrew]

Cheap grow light with ati bulbs.

I was thinking about a sunblaze 24" 4 bulb fixture. Would that be better than the 24" version of the odyssey? My only concern with the odyssey is that it doesn't have individual reflectors, but it does have a built in timer and is about $20 cheaper than the cheap grow fixture I found. BUT the grow fixture has individual reflectors...

 

[mystersyster]

Hey the sun blaze. Individual reflectors are worth it. You can get a cheap timer at the store.

 

[Mandrew]

I was kind of leaning that way myself