Metal Halide T5 Hybrid Users Thread

[A. grandis]

Zoa tank with Giesemann Spectra with 2 X 250W Hamilton 20Ks here.
Had this tank for more than 11 years under ATI Powermodule (the old model, with T5s only) with amazing results and switched to halides last May after missing so much my old tanks with halides.
The colors now are crazy!! Many of the natural pigments that had been "dorment" in some of the species are developing again and they really look like the ones found in the ocean! We can rememeber now where we collected them because of those pigments!! My kids are having a lot of fun!
No lights are able to provide those morphs like halides! Absolutely!

 

[naterealbig]

Anyone ever use the old school Coralife clip on MH fixture?

Yes I have, and I loved them. They were prefect for bio cubes and the like... Also used one over a 20 tall with very good coverage.

 

[Lilmatty5dimes]

I have a Giesemann Inifiniti fixture with 150watt MH (Phoenix) and 4x T5s (combo of blue+, actinic, and likely purple plus) that will be used on my Elos System 70. No pictures yet because I just moved, but I’m excited to get it started

I’ve got the same fixture I need to put on my frag tank but don’t have the t5 end caps or found any for that matter.

 

[Pablo reefcabar]

Great choice @Crabs Mcjones to have moved to halides . Corals growth and color aside - a reef doesn't look alive without a halide . It just doesn't look right . Its a video so you have to click it to go to flickr to play it :)

I personally do not like radium even run on M80 but thats just stupid me . Looks of a reeflux / xm / hamilton at 10K is like a shallow reef picture to me

Here's mine with a 10K 250 watts xm bulb , 2 ATI coral plus and 2 ATI blue plus :-



Regards,
Abhishek

Going for the same look when I finish my renovations and set this bad boy up should arrive this week

 

[Pablo reefcabar]

Giesemann Infiniti with 14 k Phoenix De, icecap 250 super lumen ballast, 2 blue +, 2 actinic

Do you have pics I'm buying this fixture next week and using the same bulb setup

 

[leepink23]

Do you have pics I'm buying this fixture next week and using the same bulb setup

Just now with halides off, will try to remember to get one with halides on tomorrow

 

[Pablo reefcabar]

Just now with halides off, will try to remember to get one with halides on tomorrow

How high do you have your lights mounted?

 

[leepink23]

How high do you have your lights mounted?

About 12 inches. I run my t5 and halides in combo and get great coral growth.

 

[Magellan]

Anyone else have an old JBJ HQI?

 

[Pablo reefcabar]

About 12 inches. I run my t5 and halides in combo and get great coral growth.

Thx my tank will be 20" tall and sps dominant but I want to reduce spill into the room so might move a bit closer like 8-10" . I am in canda so heat might not be so much of a factor

 

[leepink23]

Thx my tank will be 20" tall and sps dominant but I want to reduce spill into the room so might move a bit closer like 8-10" . I am in canda so heat might not be so much of a factor

Mine is between 10-12, I didn’t measure it so you will be fine. I think 8 is to close.

 

[Pablo reefcabar]

Mine is between 10-12, I didn’t measure it so you will be fine. I think 8 is to close.

I should be good a bit higher seeing as my is 36"deep 20"high

 

[greekspec2]

24" Giesemann Infiniti
250W Giesemann 21k Blue
2-Giesemann Actinic Blue
2-Giesemann Super Actinic
Hamilton M80 ballast
Teco TK1000 chiller

 

[Saltydog69]

hey guys im about to switch my sps heavy tank over to mh t5 combo. its a 36 inch waterbox. i can only find the 24 inch geismann fixture. do you think the 24inch would work if i raise it up a little over the 3foot tank? any advise would help?

 

[Bpb]

hey guys im about to switch my sps heavy tank over to mh t5 combo. its a 36 inch waterbox. i can only find the 24 inch geismann fixture. do you think the 24inch would work if i raise it up a little over the 3foot tank? any advise would help?

It’ll work fine just raise it about 12” off the water

 

[Saltydog69]

24" Giesemann Infiniti
250W Giesemann 21k Blue
2-Giesemann Actinic Blue
2-Giesemann Super Actinic
Hamilton M80 ballast
Teco TK1000 chiller

do you know where i can buy the giesemann 21k de bulbs at these days?

 

[greekspec2]

do you know where i can buy the giesemann 21k de bulbs at these days?

since BLV discontinued halides both Giesemann, Ushio stock have been exhausted......Custom Aquatic in San Diego has stock on Aqua Medic which is the same exact bulb they were all private labeled made by BLV.

http://www.customaquatic.com/estore/control/product/~product=LT-AB76405

 

[madlos123]

I recently just planted my main rock with sps.
I made a video yesterday.

Lighting
2 reefbrite 10,000k 250W
2 retrofit t5 actinic bulbs.

My theme: snorkling in the shallows :)

 

[seant2h]

do you know where i can buy the giesemann 21k de bulbs at these days?

https://www.coralvue.com/giesemann-megachrome-blue-250w-21000k
Coral Vue has them in the outlet section at $70 each to clear our old stock.