LED or T5?

[Jeeperz]

And just so everyone knows, I have 2 ai prime hd and 2 Hydra 26

 

[Jeeperz]

If you want some UV, try gardening under a dozen 1000 watt HPS or MH.

 

[oreo54]

If you want some UV, try gardening under a dozen 1000 watt HPS or MH.

And that applies to coral culture how?

somehow we went from assuming the dribble of UV is magic and that the sugar content of peaches means anything here..

 

[Jeeperz]

I'll go on a limb and say much less as the amount used in those studies..

And none seem to compare a bulbs UV to what the sun puts out, intensity wise. Or however you would compare the two besides just the wavelength.

 

[Jeeperz]

And that applies to coral culture how?

somehow we went from assuming the dribble of UV is magic and that the sugar content of peaches means anything here..

I don't know, I believe you started it on page 4 I think, I was just chiming in with my experience, you know, what forums are used for. Gaining knowledge from people's experience?

 

[A. grandis]

how much UV (a, B, C) is in a t5??? General t5's which MOST people use

Independent of UV amount, I was referring to the subject of this thread.
Like UV to make a difference? Get halides.

 

[oreo54]

Independent of UV amount, I was referring to the subject of this thread.
Like UV to make a difference? Get halides.

funny.. wasn't an orig option..
LED or T5?

 

[Jeeperz]

Don't corals build their pigment to defend against UV radiation, to a degree? I thought I read that on this forum somewhere. I grow much nicer plants than corals, that's for sure. I'm more green thumb than .... Blue?

 

[Jeeperz]

funny.. wasn't an orig option..
LED or T5?

Both in a hybrid fixture?

 

[oreo54]

Don't corals build their pigment to defend against UV radiation, to a degree? I thought I read that on this forum somewhere. I grow much nicer plants than corals, that's for sure. I'm more green thumb than .... Blue?

Yes.. they can..
I turn a nice golden brown too.. Doesn't mean it's healthy..

 

[honkit]

funny.. wasn't an orig option..
LED or T5?

Right on. The lighting zealots regardless of their affiliations are getting really tiresome.....

 

[Jeeperz]

Yes.. they can..
I turn a nice golden brown too.. Doesn't mean it's healthy..

Didn't say anything about coral health. But don't some alter lighting to bring out certain coral colors? Since that's most of what people seem to want

 

[oreo54]

Both in a hybrid fixture?

I have nothing against hybrids.. or any type of lighting... they all have been proven to work.. UNDENIABLY proven to work.
right amount of photons, water parameters and you are good to go..

Certainly different spectrums produce different results.. be it from producing normal pigments, photosynthetic pigments or even the right amount of certain wavelenght light to SEE the pigments (think of how black plants look w/ just red/blue LED's) the "better" or "worse" thing I consider mostly personal preference..AFAICT.

Let's put it this way who determines the "correct "color?

 

[Jeeperz]

Right on. The lighting zealots regardless of their affiliations are getting really tiresome.....

Ok, I'm out

 

[A. grandis]

funny.. wasn't an orig option..
LED or T5?

Yeah, well T5s will give different results than LEDs and many think those results are better for the coral's metabolism than ANY LED on the market. Even BRS said that, remember? They said they recommend T5s for the metabolism and LEDs for looks. They sell all of what there is available for both types. If some of the available T5 bulbs emit UV they are part of that good juice. besides, actual results matters. Go ask BRS exactly what they mean by that. I've been doing it for many years here. But, still... it's a matter of results and they are different. Different people will choose different results.

 

[A. grandis]

Right on. The lighting zealots regardless of their affiliations are getting really tiresome.....

Never gets too tiresome. Specially seen people excited about real results, my friend.
No one is forced to participate in threads like this.

 

[A. grandis]

I have nothing against hybrids.. or any type of lighting... they all have been proven to work.. UNDENIABLY proven to work.
right amount of photons, water parameters and you are good to go..

Certainly different spectrums produce different results.. be it from producing normal pigments, photosynthetic pigments or even the right amount of certain wavelenght light to SEE the pigments (think of how black plants look w/ just red/blue LED's) the "better" or "worse" thing I consider mostly personal preference..AFAICT.

Let's put it this way who determines the "correct "color?

I completely agree with you on this. Thanks.
And yes, there is no better or worse, as we know. It's a matter of personal preference!!! AND a matter of comparison to a standard. There are different goals people look for.
First time I agree 100% with you.
What I really expect is that people who choose T5s because of the "better results" (which is personal preference) to be respected. Also same to LEDs and same to halides. Simple as that.
Good talk!

 

[honkit]

Never gets too tiresome. Specially seen people excited about real results, my friend.
No one is forced to participate in threads like this.

Exactly. This thread is about choosing leds or T5s. NOT halides.

 

[A. grandis]

Exactly. This thread is about choosing leds or T5s. NOT halides.

Sorry, back to the subject. I confess I love the results of most metal halides. My apologies.

 

[TMC1313]

Details on build/particulars?

All internal parts and components were purchased from Nanobox. Originally, this started out as an ATI/LED hybrid. I wanted the challenge of led only. I had and old coralife halide fixture laying around. I gutted it and installed what you saw in the photos.
Here's what it looked like when it started out as an ATI/Hybrid, but I changed my mind and didn't want T5's

Here's what I ended up with