SRC Member kaykay Posted December 17, 2012 SRC Member Share Posted December 17, 2012 Hi, I'm getting a 150w 14k pendant set. My tank is 2'x2'x1.5'(H). I'm thinking of supplementing with 2x24w T5 blue/actinic tubes. Is it necessary to add T5? If so, what's the ideal 2 colours? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gouldian Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 Although MH is full spectrum and is able to grow corals, it is not able to bring out the best colors of corals. If you are using 14k, I would suggest Gisemann Actinic Plus and Aqua Pink. Quote "Reefs, like forests, will only be protected in long term if they are appreciated" Dr. J.E.N. Veron Australian Institute of Marine Science -----------------------------------------------------------------------Member of:UEN: T08SS0098FPlease visit us here: http://www.facebook....uaristSocietySG Facebook Group: http://www.facebook....gid=34281892381 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mengyang_neo Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 Hi, I'm getting a 150w 14k pendant set. My tank is 2'x2'x1.5'(H). I'm thinking of supplementing with 2x24w T5 blue/actinic tubes. Is it necessary to add T5? If so, what's the ideal 2 colours? Yup for mh, normally people on on for 4-6hrs, so the rest of the time better to supplement with T5, for me I will go for ATI blueplus as the par value is quite high and coral look nice under blue light. Quote 5x2.5x1.5ft Rimless Dream Tank (06/03/12) Skimmer - Reefoctupus Return Pump - 1 x Eheim 1264, 1 x water blaster 7kWavemaker - 2 x mp40esChiller - Daikin compressor with coil drop inLighting - 4 x 80w T5 Pair 1(6hrs23/12/12),Pair 2(16/06/12312hrs 2 x 80w De-lighting Retrofit (1/3/12) -(15/11/12)6hrs and 2 x 80w De-lighting Retrofit (13/10/12) -6hrs) Reactor - Dosing pump (01/01/11) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member kaykay Posted December 18, 2012 Author SRC Member Share Posted December 18, 2012 Thanks for the advice. Will build my frame to accommodate T5 tubes. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zabz01 Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 Kay, care to share why switching to halides from leds? quite interested to know from your side coz nowadays, there are also fellow bros that return back to T5 or halide after using led. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member kaykay Posted December 18, 2012 Author SRC Member Share Posted December 18, 2012 Kay, care to share why switching to halides from leds? quite interested to know from your side coz nowadays, there are also fellow bros that return back to T5 or halide after using l.ed. Well it's quite simple. I'm just not willing to spend a good couple of hundreds on a proven set of good LED. My current cheap LEDs are just 60W in total. I can't even hold the colours of my zoas properly. But this is not a fair testimonial for LEDs. There are many good LED sets available in the market, it's just that the initial hardware investment puts me off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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