Can you identify this light fixture?

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To my beginner eyes it looks like two MH and two T5s?

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The certainly are an older product, I had one over a 75G years ago, around 2007 or so. Worked well, grew everything :)
 
Thanks everybody!

They’re available locally pretty cheaply, but look to be rather old. I’m debating picking up some Mars Aquas, and it seems like the MH bulbs eat a *lot* more power, so that might still be the better option in the long run.
As a guesstimate those lights run about 500 to 700 Watts of power..Depends on the MH wattage mostly..
If I got this right the PC's are 96W w/ a 4 pin square base, harder to find than 4 pin linear base..
This "may" be a replacement bulb.
Need to verify wattage and configuration.
https://www.marinedepot.com/hamilto...MI_seR06rw5QIVBP_jBx21sgxcEAkYASABEgLPpvD_BwE

power compacts are generally less efficient than t5's and decay faster..
Compact Fluorescent - Twin Bulb - Higher Wattage, Similar Length to 30w T12
bulb: Generic 96w CF (uses T5 bulb diameter for a total width slightly wider than T12)
summary for this bulb: 20% more economical for 333% more light output at 95% of the same length.
power: 96W
length: 33.85" (still slightly shorter overall)
life: 12000 hrs (33% worse)
av. lumens: 8100
lumens/watt: 84.4 (35.4% better)

T5 HO Lighting
bulb: FP39/841/HO (PENTRON T5 HO)
summary for this bulb: 15-34% more economical for 50-75% more light output at the same bulb length.
power: 39W
length: 34"
life: 20000 hrs. (11.1% better)
av. lumens (at 25c): 2803
lumens/watt (at 25c): 71.9 (15% better)
av. lumens (at 35c): 3255
lumens/watt (at 25c): 83.5 (34% better)
comparison is to t12 btw..and old info Does show wqual effiency but not sure that is accurate any more.

https://www.plantedtank.net/forums/...5ho-vs-compact-fluorescent-power-compact.html
 

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