T5 Retrofit

hawkinsrgk · Dec 27, 2015

I'm looking for a T5 retrofit kit. With so many people going with LED's, what to check on here before I started looking at new setups. I think I'm mainly looking for the end caps and ballast as I'm looking into a 60 inch setup.

DLuce510 · Dec 28, 2015

I wrote this up a few weeks ago, might help;)
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/diy-dimming-t5-fixture.226925/#post-2628622

hawkinsrgk · Dec 28, 2015

DLuce510 said:
I wrote this up a few weeks ago, might help;)
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/diy-dimming-t5-fixture.226925/#post-2628622

Thank you so much for the information. I did not think about Home Depot being an option.

DLuce510 · Dec 28, 2015

Right on man! I think you could probably do better than $154 plus shipping. I've seen some slick fixtures at different stores, I was only using what I had left over and the least expensive route. I would really recommend going dimmable unless you already have t5's. I scorched my acros from adding 4 bulbs.