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Anyone know about the coralife fixture, I can get a good deal on these.
avshockey311
09/10/2006, 12:01 PM
Depends on what you are going to keep.
avshockey311
09/10/2006, 01:09 PM
How deep is the tank? Im not sure how the lighting will be towards the bottom. I have heard the only difference between halides and T5s are the shimmer lines. So Im assuming that T5s are just as good. I just have a hard time beliving that.
avshockey311
09/10/2006, 01:31 PM
I would say you would be ok with more light need corals towards the top.
prsguy
09/10/2006, 02:54 PM
I have the same thing on my 90 and I have SPS in there...should be fine.
jeffbrig
09/10/2006, 04:01 PM
I run 4 60" T5s (overdriven w/icecap 430s) over my 27" deep 250gallon. I also have halides, but only run them for 2 hours each day. I have no problem with sps and clams. I even have one acro on the bottom edge of the tank that is doing great. Low-light corals like mushrooms don't seem terribly happy in my tank, and coralline bleaches off of the horizontal rock faces.
I'm pretty convinced that T5s put out a lot more light than they're given credit for. Some data that GrimReefer posted in the equipment forum suggested they have better PAR at depth than T5s - probably due to the design of the single bulb reflectors.
thor32766
09/10/2006, 04:54 PM
i have 8x54 watt t5's on my 220 have clams and all kinds sofites and a couple anemones and have no problems.
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