Anyone go back to T5s?

T5s or LED?


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So I'm setting up my new tank and will be running a Tek 6 bulb. The tank is 72x20x18 and I do plan on keeping sps. I've had leds on my last couple of tanks and had good results with sps. This time I wanted to try the T5s. Has anyone gone back to T5 from led and prefer them? I wanted to supplement with a sbar but other then that only T5s. Or should I just go Led?
 
I did this! I had T5 to start my 75gal and upgraded to 4 LED AI Primes with the corals it worked well but they grew SO much more slowly. Went back to T5 and now have those same primes as my moonlights and the growth is back to its old impressive self. So IME I would say I LOVE T5 but the LED while a large initial investment did have their perks that they worked and were super cheap to operate in comparison. I just couldn't overlook my 2x reef growth. Also I understand that not all LEDs are created equal and depending on setting you can get different results. This has just been my experience and I love the set it and forget it of T5 with exceptional results!
 

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