CoralVue T5 Retro kit.....anyone use them??

Cathman · 11/18/2006, 03:32 PM

Ok, i cannot seem to get T5's local and there is a store near that sells the CoralVue T5 retro plug and play kit. Has anyone seen these or used them? They are 125 including two of their bulbs...one daylight, one actinic and seem like a good price. Should i get em or order a Tek retro kit....does anyone know how good the reflectors are? I am not interested in overdriving as the tank they are going on is only 12" deep (frag tank).

Thoughts greatly appreciated. By the way, here is a link to them:

http://www.coralvue.com/t5retro.html

perpetual98 · 11/20/2006, 10:53 AM

The reflectors on the CoralVue retro won't be nearly as good at the Tek or even IceCap reflectors. Save up for those reflectors (preferably IceCap) and you won't regret it.

11/18/2006, 03:32 PM	#1
Cathman Super Ninja Reefer Join Date: May 2006 Location: Yep, Texas Posts: 142	CoralVue T5 Retro kit.....anyone use them?? Ok, i cannot seem to get T5's local and there is a store near that sells the CoralVue T5 retro plug and play kit. Has anyone seen these or used them? They are 125 including two of their bulbs...one daylight, one actinic and seem like a good price. Should i get em or order a Tek retro kit....does anyone know how good the reflectors are? I am not interested in overdriving as the tank they are going on is only 12" deep (frag tank). Thoughts greatly appreciated. By the way, here is a link to them: http://www.coralvue.com/t5retro.html

11/20/2006, 10:53 AM	#2
perpetual98 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Oconomowoc Posts: 1,242	The reflectors on the CoralVue retro won't be nearly as good at the Tek or even IceCap reflectors. Save up for those reflectors (preferably IceCap) and you won't regret it. __________________ Used to have many SW tanks, now starting over with one...