Single / dual T5

[armandoarturo]

Hey everyone!
Ive been looking around searching for single or dual t5 24” fixture (if possible dimmable) but I havent find one in the market...
Does anyone knows about a Brand or where I could find one?
Thanks a lot!!!

 

[armandoarturo]

Bump

 

[Camaro Show Corals]

You won’t find one, see you looking for supplemental lights or T5 as your main light source? Even for a 24” inch you need a quad as for T5 that is the least amount of spectrum and par for most low light corals. If you want to grow sps a 8 bulb is really ideal as well as a good bulb combination.

 

[Camaro Show Corals]

ATI for a main fixture or the aquatic life hybrid is very good. You could also do a reef brite bar for more par and pop as supplement instead of the T5.

 

[Jet915]

I have Sunblaster T5's on my hood. You can find those on Amazon. Started with 1 and now have 4...

 

[armandoarturo]

You won’t find one, see you looking for supplemental lights or T5 as your main light source? Even for a 24” inch you need a quad as for T5 that is the least amount of spectrum and par for most low light corals. If you want to grow sps a 8 bulb is really ideal as well as a good bulb combination.

What Im actually trying to do is build a hybrid source of light.
So I was thibking: Two single t5 fixtures (one front and one in the back) and a orphek bar at the middle of them.
Or two double bulb on each side and the orphek bar in the middle.

 

[piranhaman00]

Sunblaster on amazon

 

[armandoarturo]

ATI for a main fixture or the aquatic life hybrid is very good. You could also do a reef brite bar for more par and pop as supplement instead of the T5.

I was thinking about the 4 bulb ATI fixture , but since I also want to get in some LED source it wont let me on my 30x13 inch tank.
Unless I get the ATI and have an orphek bar at the very front or very back, but Im guessing the light spread of the LED wouldnt be so even.
Im guessing it would have to be Located at the middle, thats why Im looking for single or couple bulbs to make it even

 

[armandoarturo]

I have Sunblaster T5's on my hood. You can find those on Amazon. Started with 1 and now have 4...

Thats exactly what Im trying to do... couple of t5s on the sides and orphek bar at the middle!!

 

[Jet915]

Thats exactly what Im trying to do... couple of t5s on the sides and orphek bar at the middle!!

Yeah, you cant see them all in the picture but I have 2 current usa blue led light strips, 4 t5 bulbs and an orphek or3 on the hood.

 

[Butuz]

Why not get Aquatic Life DX18 T5 hybrid. Its dimmable, has mounts for leds, good looking and has dual channels, you can run 2 t5 bulbs instead of 4 if you desire.

 

[armandoarturo]

Why not get Aquatic Life DX18 T5 hybrid. Its dimmable, has mounts for leds, good looking and has dual channels, you can run 2 t5 bulbs instead of 4 if you desire.

Thats what I wanted but the size over fits my tank.
Its 18" wide while my tank is 13"
What am I going to do with the extra 5 inch?

 

[ingchr1]

Look into Reef Brite T5 fixtures. I have the Supra Slimline Dual two bulb with an XHO on each side of it. They also have another fixture for a single LED between the two bulbs.

Here's a thread I started on the fixture I have.

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/two-bulb-t5-fixture-with-xho.755342/