If money is no object, which T5/LED hybrid fixture is the best?

[JollyReefer]

If money is no object, which T5/LED hybrid fixture is the best and why? Is it the Giesemann Aurora, the ATI PowerModule, or some other fixture?

 

[joe0813]

ATI powermodule... if youre going for SPS the added 4 T5 bulbs are a lot better than the 4 the aurora has. I was going back and forth on both of those fixtures and i decided with a giesemann spectra instead

 

[chefjpaul]

Bmw or Ferrari?

 

[rtparty]

I'd go with the Aquatic Life hybrid and choose my LEDs. It doesn't look as good so if that's a main priority then I can see not going that route.

I'd go with ATI if the only options are the two listed. I ran an LED Powermodule years ago when they first came out. It was a nice fixture but I'd rather have a 6 bulb Sunpower and save some dough.

 

[joe0813]

buy them both, and whatever one you dont like after 6 months give to me

 

[JollyReefer]

Thanks to all for your replies. ATI PowerModule is getting some good reviews.

 

[paleoreef103]

The answer would depend on if I wanted it in a hood or hanging it over a tank. In a hood, I'd probably flank Kessils with ATI sunpowers. If it had to be a stand alone fixture, I'd try to find one of the old 10 bulb ATI PowerModules and ship it to nanoboxreef. Four of the bulbs would be replaced with two rows of v3.1 arrays with extra 430nm diodes wired in. If it had to be a completely stock fixture, the current ATI PowerModule is the king.

 

[HolisticBear]

I strongly considered the giesemann aurora, but finally found some PAR references and it was not good (for me). There is a thread somewhere on R2R where a user returned the Aurora, the T5 output was a fraction of what the ATI produced.

 

[sromero287]

ATI IS THE PAR MONSTER AND SUPREME [emoji146] KING!!!

 

[Norcalreef]

I have the aquatic life hybrid with 1 xr30 g4 pro and 3 xr15 g4 pro. Love it. Can find new in the box radions for quite a lot less than retail if you look.