T-5 vs LED vs Halides.. Picture thread

[junio melo]

I have upgraded my tank lights to 4x Hydra 52HDs.
Loving SPS colors.
A few upside down pictures:

 

[revhtree]

Very nice! Beautiful job! Do you have a tank thread here at R2R?

I have upgraded my tank lights to 4x Hydra 52HDs.
Loving SPS colors.
A few upside down pictures:

 

[Gamma]

I'm trying to find pics but here is my opinion...
first I have two tanks 75g with 4 T5ho and some cheap blue LED for night light.
Second is a 29g Biocube.
I originally had a magnetic frag rack in 75g but when got biocube moved frags over to it but frags started going downhill so moved back to 75g.
Next removed original hood from biocube and replaced with Lumina system LED and moved frags back into biocube...color was nice but have not seen the growth like under the T5's.
IMO...best situation is a combination of T5HO and good LEDs.
I am desperately trying to find a T5HO 2 lamp fixture 20" so I can add it over my biocube along with the led fixture.

 

[Chrisfish]

2 x 120w LEDs. Been running over 3 years now. Everything in there grown from small frags.

FTS 1/26/14 by ritter6788, on Flickr

Beautiful tank

 

[hotnickz07]

I have upgraded my tank lights to 4x Hydra 52HDs.
Loving SPS colors.
A few upside down pictures:

OMG please share more info on this gem. Wow

 

[B22]

I love the growth and shimmer of MH but hate the heat. So for me LEDs are the best compromise.

 

[reefndude]

6 bulb t5 with diy led strips. 125 display with 55 sump. 40 frag with 40 sump all plumbed together. About 4 years now

 

[d2mini]

This shows the difference between LED only, and the MH/T5 combo.
3 months between pics.
Note the difference in growth pattern and the PE/color underneath the coral.

 

[reefndude]

I personally think they look better under the mh/t5

 

[vertigo01]

This shows the difference between LED only, and the MH/T5 combo.
3 months between pics.
Note the difference in growth pattern and the PE/color underneath the coral.

Did you match the LED spectrum to that of the T5/MH?

 

[d2mini]

I personally think they look better under the mh/t5

of course.

Did you match the LED spectrum to that of the T5/MH?

visually, yes. Both were a crisp white. The difference imho is not really spectrum but coverage. This is why the tighter growth pattern and the color/growth under the coral.

 

[ed wicks]

Beautiful tank,I'm using halides,your tank the LEDs give a sharper color image when you look at the pics side by side

 

[shred5]

I have upgraded my tank lights to 4x Hydra 52HDs.
Loving SPS colors.
A few upside down pictures:

How long ago did you switch?
Looks very nice.

 

[PSXerholic]

210G - MH / T5 combo lighting

Full tank thread and HD video(s) about tank and water change system here:
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/psxerholics-210-gallon-reef-in-reefcity-houston.235601/

 

[revhtree]

Great tanks!

 

[Smite]

Just swapped from G3 pros to an ati 8x54w. Instant polyp extension increase. I'll update here after a few months.

Love this thread & great tanks!

 

[jackson6745]

Still Rocking the 400w Radium, 4 T5 (2actinic, 2 KZ purple), and 2 blue reefbrite Spectrum is perfect IMO
IMG_6654 by rich colombo, on Flickr

 

[Onurs]

i use 2 x 400 Watt Radium 20 K + 192 watt Full spectrum led

 

[junio melo]

Very nice! Beautiful job! Do you have a tank thread here at R2R?

Very nice! Beautiful job! Do you have a tank thread here at R2R?

@revhtree
Used to!
It's been a while since I last updated it. I will try to do it soon!
Meanwhile, this is a FTS:

 

[junio melo]

How long ago did you switch?
Looks very nice.

@shred5
I've being using them for 5 months.