Where to buy inexpensive T5-HO lamp

[loves saltwater]

I would like to know where I can find 48" T5-HO lamps at a fair price ?

[mburnickas]

easy one, reefgeek.com

[loves saltwater]

Great now the hard question !

I have a 4 lamp set-up now 4X54= 216 watt HO. what lamps should I buy when it is time to replace the ones I have now. What should the K rating be and should I have blue lamps in the mix also ?

By the way I have another 4X54 watt HO set still in the box I can add to my canopy for a total of 432 watts

If I just used 4 lamps what would be the mix and K rating

If I used all 8 lamps what would be the mix and K rating.

Sorry for all the questions but I know very little about lighting for saltwater display's

Is one manufacture not to buy from what is the best ?

[The Grim Reefer]

I assume this is for your 75?

What brand of T5 fixtures or retros do you have?

What do you want to raise and what color of light do you want?

[loves saltwater]

This is for my 75, I would like to stay with soft coral,anomones and only a few clowns. I am an electrician by trade and have collected/bought pieces from several places so I guess you could call it a retro kits

[The Grim Reefer]

If you want anemones you need a lot of Mojo. You need to be using Tek or Ice Cap reflectors. I would run 6 lamps.

Hit reefgeek.com

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ATI Blue Plus
ATI Aquablue
UVL Aquasun
UVL Super Actinic
ATI or Geisemann Aquablue
ATI Blue Plus

[loves saltwater]

Thank you very much for the advice !

[Ti]

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