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d2mini · 03/24/2016, 08:26 AM

Personally, I prefer a combo of the two.
Basically I'd supplement MH with T5.
If I had mostly T5, i'd supp with some LED.

MH is very contrasty. Good coverage though. And you get that shimmer. To me this is the closest thing to sunlight as far as looks. They will run hotter.
T5 has even better spread, but its a very soft light with no shadows and no shimmer. All T5 is too flat for me, but many people like it. And sps seem to grow/color up differently in the tanks I've seen.
The combo gives you the shimmer and contrast of the MH with the extra spread from the t5 helping fill in the shadows.

03/24/2016, 08:26 AM	#2
d2mini Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 10,344	Personally, I prefer a combo of the two. Basically I'd supplement MH with T5. If I had mostly T5, i'd supp with some LED. MH is very contrasty. Good coverage though. And you get that shimmer. To me this is the closest thing to sunlight as far as looks. They will run hotter. T5 has even better spread, but its a very soft light with no shadows and no shimmer. All T5 is too flat for me, but many people like it. And sps seem to grow/color up differently in the tanks I've seen. The combo gives you the shimmer and contrast of the MH with the extra spread from the t5 helping fill in the shadows. __________________ -dennis Elos Diamond 120xl \| Elos Stand \| Radion G4 Pros \| GHL Profilux Controller \| LifeReef Skimmer \| LifeReef Sump Photos taken with a Nikon D750 or Leica M.