T5 being phased out?

[RJKain-777]

Just heard from some one in my local cloud that ATI blue plus are discontinued and being phased out?

 

[Billldg]

I would think that would be highly unlikely as they sell way to many of those bulbs. It may be replaced with something though.

 

[DivingTheWorld]

I thought that's their most popular bulb. Maybe they're enhancing it in some way?

 

[JQSquared]

Did they offer to sell you a nice LED instead? HAHA

 

[RJKain-777]

Did they offer to sell you a nice LED instead? HAHA

Nope , just said t5 was discontinued. I already have hydras lol

 

[Bpb]

That’s funny. That is the highest selling t5ho bulb in the hobby, and t5 is more popular than ever. I think your source was either grievously misinformed or misinterpreted something. T5 is not being phased out, let alone the most popular bulb in particular

 

[Halal Hotdog]

I think it would be highly unlikely they are just discontinuing their most popular and highest selling T5 bulb, would make very little financial sense. They might be updating it and making changes to the spectrum, but I can't imagine they will be eliminating it completely.

 

[fish farmer]

Hope not. I just bought T5's for my tank and I like that bulb!

 

[KJoFan]

@ATI North America

 

[ATI North America]

Just heard from some one in my local cloud that ATI blue plus are discontinued and being phased out?

FALSE!

That’s funny. That is the highest selling t5ho bulb in the hobby, and t5 is more popular than ever. I think your source was either grievously misinformed or misinterpreted something. T5 is not being phased out, let alone the most popular bulb in particular

TRUTH!

 

[RJKain-777]

FALSE!



TRUTH!

That’s what I figured, one of my LFS said there supplier said they can’t bring in T5 bulbs any more because there discontinued. Which made 0 sense to me because , like you said, T5 is one of the most popular lighting options, especially combined with LED.

 

[The Aquatic Arsenal]

More like they dint want to deal with T5's lol.

 

[ATI North America]

That’s what I figured, one of my LFS said there supplier said they can’t bring in T5 bulbs any more because there discontinued. Which made 0 sense to me because , like you said, T5 is one of the most popular lighting options, especially combined with LED.

Its possible they buy from one of our sub distributors. We have only 1 distributor for all of North America but some distributors buy at wholesale and resell it for higher wholesale. Have your dealer contact Clear Choice Distribution for product. Its likely the supplier discontinued them, not the manufacture. Since Clear Choice is the only distributor there is a good chance your LFS is buying it from someone else.

 

[jda]

They are lying to you to get you to buy a new light from them... or they are incompetent. People have been promising the demise of fluorescent lighting for more than a decade, but you can bet if UVL has enough business still to make VHOs for hobbyist use, then T5s are in no danger at all.

 

[Brian_68]

It seems T8 and T5 need to meet efficiency requirements (lm/watt) to continue production. I have not seen the lumen specs for the ATI Blue Plus but their own response seems to indicate they meet the minimum govt. requirements. This blog says most T5 meet it, but they do not say all.

New T8 Fluorescent Lamp Regulations Take Effect January 2018 from @Topbulb

The Energy Policy Act of 1992 gave the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) authority to establish energy efficiency rules governing general service fluorescent lighting. In 2012, the DOE standards effectively eliminated most T12 fluorescent lamps and 700 series, low color rendering (CRI below 80) T8...

www.topbulb.com

 

[jda]

Government does not regulate specialty lighting, just general purpose. Reef lights do not apply.

 

[Brian_68]

Government does not regulate specialty lighting, just general purpose. Reef lights do not apply.

Could be but all T12 and T8 reef lighting is unavailable now from the major distributors in line with this regulation.

 

[The Aquatic Arsenal]

Could be but all T12 and T8 reef lighting is unavailable now from the major distributors in line with this regulation.

Did you see ATI' response above?

 

[MTBake]

Could be lack of market for the t12 and t8 bulbs that they're rarely produced these days. Not really sure to be honest.

I don't think the t5 is going any where for a while. BRS literally has a couple thousand total bulbs of ATI Blue Plus in various lengths in stock right now. That doesn't even count the other bulbs they carry.

 

[Righteous]

Just upgraded to hybrid and added ATI Blue plus. The feeling I got from the LFS was more like trouble keeping them in stock. I think T5 Hybrid is driving demand up.