SPS dominant lighting recomendation

[JOKER]

Halide T5 combo, T5, T5 LED combo,or LED?. Tank dimensions will be 84" 24" 16" deep. What would you recommend?

 

[rossco]

I have had all 3, and am currently running T5 8 bulb setup with a single Reefbrite LED strip. The T5 are doing a fine job but I would go back to MH if not for the heat output and potentially cooking the large center brace of my acrylic tank. I could grow acros anywhere under the MH, and have to actually use a strategy of putting lower light corals on the edges with the T5. The LED standalone for me was less than impressive and some acros simply did not thrive or survive. I acknowledge that it was Blue/Royal Blue/white LED only and LED technology and fixtures have changed since, but I am not willing to go that way again.

 

[JOKER]

I have been looking at the Hamilton Cebu sun 72" 250 watt in the halide T5 combo. T5 only would probably go with ATI or Geissmann, and LED im undecided.

 

[ReefBum]

I went with two Giesemann Spectra 24″ fixtures over my new 5' long tank. For each fixture I am running 1 400W Radium and 4 24w T5s. Ballast is a Luxcore 400 watt dimmable ballast. You can't go wrong with a MH/T5 combo light!

New Tank

Old tank with Sfiligoi MH/T5 light fixture

 

[JOKER]

I went with two Giesemann Spectra 24″ fixtures over my new 5' long tank. For each fixture I am running 1 400W Radium and 4 24w T5s. Ballast is a Luxcore 400 watt dimmable ballast. You can't go wrong with a MH/T5 combo light!

New Tank

Old tank with Sfiligoi MH/T5 light fixture

NICE!!!

 

[beadlocked450r]

Im using mh and vho on my 325g mostly sps

 

[Tank2379]

T-5's only - No LED's or MH on my tank...

 

[JOKER]

Nice Tank

 

[Tank2379]

Thanks, just about to hook up a CA reactor soon

 

[FMF0331]

I went with two Giesemann Spectra 24″ fixtures over my new 5' long tank. For each fixture I am running 1 400W Radium and 4 24w T5s. Ballast is a Luxcore 400 watt dimmable ballast. You can't go wrong with a MH/T5 combo light!

New Tank

Old tank with Sfiligoi MH/T5 light fixture

Just curious, why 2 ( 24 " ) and not a full 48" fixture. I'm thinking about getting the spectra 48" for my 60" tank.

 

[JOKER]

Thanks, just about to hook up a CA reactor soon

WERD! I have heard of people having trouble with some. Just make sure to get a good one.

 

[Tank2379]

WERD! I have heard of people having trouble with some. Just make sure to get a good one.

Geo Reactor with Aquarium Planets Electronic doser regulator should be good enough :P

 

[JOKER]

I do believe you are right.!!! I have never gotten to the point of needing a reactor but I hope to this time. Better to spend money up front and do it right the first time!!

 

[JBNY]

Still using MH and T5 too, like Reefbum I have a Giesemann Spectra but using 250 watt MH. Restarting the tank right now, here is the old one.

 

[JOKER]

Nice tank. I think I will give mh a shot. Will be my first go around with them. I started with LED from the get go and was never really happy. LPS softies weren't a problem but SPS are a lot more picky to lighting.

 

[Reef2Javi]

Sick build man. Im a huge fan of the MH/T5 combo. Ive had a mh/t5 combo before and now im running leds. Thinking on making the move over to t5/led. Im looking to grow out more sps and stop cheating on my sps diet. It's so hard to!lol. So many other nice corals in the world

 

[Seth401]

ATI LED power module! You won't be disappointed