MoliroMan Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 Hi guys, What do you think are the pros and cons of using T5 lighting for a tropheus tank. Obviously, cost is a big con but has anyone actually used this type of lighting for tropheus? thx Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wui39 Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 Higher light output is what your going to get. Not sure how much light tropheus like though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted April 7, 2006 Share Posted April 7, 2006 only reason I can see to do it would be to promote more algae growth in deeper tanks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted April 7, 2006 Share Posted April 7, 2006 Maybe those tropheus keepers are lacking the colours that reefers get? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoliroMan Posted April 7, 2006 Author Share Posted April 7, 2006 i have noticed a lot of the guys from US have been using T5 lighting for there tropheus tanks and have really noticed the dramatic improvement in colouration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted April 7, 2006 Share Posted April 7, 2006 it isn't that they get reefer actinic tubes in the mix is it? They just have watts so therefore more lumens, you can pick the higher kelvin ratings with normal T8s so I can't see how the T5s themselves can make any difference, must be something else they are coincidentally changing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme Posted April 9, 2006 Share Posted April 9, 2006 t5 lights I think the idea of the t5s is just the extra power for algae growth I have a friend that uses VHO flouros on his tropheus tank just to keep the algae up to them I use T5s on my planted tank.300watts takes a lot of flouros but manage it with six t5s Graeme Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AzFish Posted April 11, 2006 Share Posted April 11, 2006 Dave, T5's will work well for algae growth and the extra light will penetrate deeper in taller tanks. From my experience using PC's on a Dubosi tank a few years ago they didn't mind the extra light nor the extended hours I had them on for..they appreciated all the extra algae in the tank for them to graze on. HTH Aaron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jebe Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 can you get a 50w T5 Graeme? most 1200mm tubes are 28W i think it would look great dave cost you less to run and brighter to boot cheers justin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patchy Posted April 16, 2006 Share Posted April 16, 2006 can you get a 50w T5 Graeme? most 1200mm tubes are 28W You guys might already know this but those 50W t5's are High Output(HO) ones. Those 28W tubes are Normal Output(NO). THere are HO fixtures and NO fixtures, HO fixtures will run all t5 tubes however NO fixtues may only run NO tubes. The price difference between HO and NO fixtues is HUGE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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