Thoughts on these T5's

sante210 · 06/22/2010, 02:38 PM

Looking to upgrade to the T5 lights and found these below. Any thoughts or reviews on them?? I would like to spend about $300 at the most. Also let me know if you know of any others. Thanks in advance!!!

http://www.marinedepot.com/AquaticLi...FIT54U-vi.html

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...=STRK:MEWAX:IT

tallreefguy · 06/22/2010, 05:07 PM

What size tank do you have and what corals are you keeping?
I would NOT go with the Ebay one - I am skeptical of equipment on ebay. It doesn't have a brand and I haven't seen a fixture like that before.

Aquatic life I have heard some good things about though.

sante210 · 06/22/2010, 05:16 PM

Sorry I should have listed that information.

It's going on a 50G

Right now I have a couple Star polyps in there with the pc lights.

I'm not big into hard corals so my plans only include getting mushrooms and possibly other soft coral

I would to get a nem in a few months also

NYCBOB · 06/22/2010, 05:53 PM

anemone is iffy under 4 bulbs of aquatic life t5. it could be done, but a better t5 fixture would gv it a better chance of thriving.

sante210 · 06/22/2010, 05:57 PM

OK I'll measure my tank tonight to see if I can fit the 6 bulb then

06/22/2010, 02:38 PM	#1
sante210 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Discovery Bay CA Posts: 443	Thoughts on these T5's Looking to upgrade to the T5 lights and found these below. Any thoughts or reviews on them?? I would like to spend about $300 at the most. Also let me know if you know of any others. Thanks in advance!!! http://www.marinedepot.com/AquaticLi...FIT54U-vi.html http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...=STRK:MEWAX:IT

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06/22/2010, 05:07 PM	#2
tallreefguy Registered Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 269	What size tank do you have and what corals are you keeping? I would NOT go with the Ebay one - I am skeptical of equipment on ebay. It doesn't have a brand and I haven't seen a fixture like that before. Aquatic life I have heard some good things about though.

06/22/2010, 05:16 PM	#3
sante210 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Discovery Bay CA Posts: 443	Sorry I should have listed that information. It's going on a 50G Right now I have a couple Star polyps in there with the pc lights. I'm not big into hard corals so my plans only include getting mushrooms and possibly other soft coral I would to get a nem in a few months also

06/22/2010, 05:53 PM	#4
NYCBOB Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: NYC Posts: 1,768	anemone is iffy under 4 bulbs of aquatic life t5. it could be done, but a better t5 fixture would gv it a better chance of thriving.

06/22/2010, 05:57 PM	#5
sante210 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Discovery Bay CA Posts: 443	OK I'll measure my tank tonight to see if I can fit the 6 bulb then