t5 availbility

donald altman · 10/02/2006, 01:01 PM

welp I am starting to see more and more t5 set ups at common stores now.

I was wlaking through big lots a cheap discount store often selling 2nd hand or discontinued merchandise.. I can across some 18 and 24 inch t5 single bulbs fixtures with the bulbs 6400k
for 10 dollars a peice..

I walked around lowes and saw some nice bathroom fixtures 2 bulbs for 100 dollars that were very sleek.. 48inch
and I saw some economy fixtures.. still a bit pricey .. and nothing more then 2 or 4 bulb configureations with one switch but I would guess before long were going to be able to find 6 and 8 "shop light" t5 HP fixtures...

theatrus · 10/02/2006, 01:57 PM

Are they T5HO bulbs/ballasts?

skeeter-doc · 10/02/2006, 03:18 PM

ya i wouldnt trust it unless it was made for a tank/reef

donald altman · 10/03/2006, 07:26 AM

I saw the right wattage 48 inch fixture with 54 watt bulbs

Ti · 10/03/2006, 10:31 AM

T5 is all about the TEK style reflectors, if it doesn't have it, skip it

sjm817 · 10/03/2006, 12:01 PM

I was shocked last week when I went into my LFS and saw they had a couple of tanks running with TEK T5 hoods. They have a 90G with a 4 lamp hood running 2 DD AB, 1 DD B+, and 1 DD Sun. It looked really nice.

donald altman · 10/03/2006, 12:41 PM

a tec light is just a t5ho with a relector for each individual bulb right?

If so they where.. looked like each bulb had its own polished aluminum relfector

10/02/2006, 01:01 PM	#1
donald altman Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Florida/Georgia Posts: 632	t5 availbility welp I am starting to see more and more t5 set ups at common stores now. I was wlaking through big lots a cheap discount store often selling 2nd hand or discontinued merchandise.. I can across some 18 and 24 inch t5 single bulbs fixtures with the bulbs 6400k for 10 dollars a peice.. I walked around lowes and saw some nice bathroom fixtures 2 bulbs for 100 dollars that were very sleek.. 48inch and I saw some economy fixtures.. still a bit pricey .. and nothing more then 2 or 4 bulb configureations with one switch but I would guess before long were going to be able to find 6 and 8 "shop light" t5 HP fixtures... __________________ -donaltman3 Current Tank Info: 100 gallon reef...

10/02/2006, 01:57 PM	#2
theatrus 100-mile-commuter Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: almost nevada Posts: 4,721	Are they T5HO bulbs/ballasts? __________________ Custom electronics purveyor. blueAcro.com Current Tank Info: 90g SPS+mixed reef (10 yrs): LEDBrick LEDs, 40g custom sump, Ca reactor, chiller, Vortech, lots of custom electronics

10/03/2006, 07:26 AM	#4
donald altman Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Florida/Georgia Posts: 632	I saw the right wattage 48 inch fixture with 54 watt bulbs __________________ -donaltman3 Current Tank Info: 100 gallon reef...

10/03/2006, 10:31 AM	#5
Ti Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Bay Area Posts: 7,927	T5 is all about the TEK style reflectors, if it doesn't have it, skip it __________________ Hair algae is my Macro algae.

10/03/2006, 12:01 PM	#6
sjm817 On Yer left! Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Northern VA Posts: 18,777	I was shocked last week when I went into my LFS and saw they had a couple of tanks running with TEK T5 hoods. They have a 90G with a 4 lamp hood running 2 DD AB, 1 DD B+, and 1 DD Sun. It looked really nice. __________________ - Scott

10/02/2006, 03:18 PM	#3
skeeter-doc Moved On Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: TX Posts: 1,643	ya i wouldnt trust it unless it was made for a tank/reef

10/03/2006, 12:41 PM	#7
donald altman Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Florida/Georgia Posts: 632	a tec light is just a t5ho with a relector for each individual bulb right? If so they where.. looked like each bulb had its own polished aluminum relfector __________________ -donaltman3 Current Tank Info: 100 gallon reef...