36" T5 Actual Length? End cap to end cap?

hypermikie · 12/14/2008, 01:43 AM

I am thinking of adding a couple t5 retro's in my exisiting hood with my 2x175w MH. However It will be a tight fit length wise.

Anybody have an exact length measurment on the overall length from end cap to end cap?

I understand it might vary slightly due to end cap brand so if you could list the brand as well.

Thanks,
Mike

hypermikie · 12/14/2008, 02:46 PM

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marioensf · 12/14/2008, 03:00 PM

They fit fine, I installed couple of them in my 36" canopy and thereÂ´s still little gap at the ends.

hypermikie · 12/14/2008, 07:56 PM

My tank is not standard, and canopy is custom.

I have exactly 36 1/8 of mountable length. I just want to make sure.

marioensf · 12/14/2008, 09:37 PM

My retro T-5 is roughly 35 1/2" and they are the water proof end caps
so you should be OK

landlord · 12/15/2008, 06:37 AM

Exactly 35 inches on a pair I am retrofitting. You have enough space.

12/14/2008, 01:43 AM	#1
hypermikie Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Muncie, IN Posts: 459	36" T5 Actual Length? End cap to end cap? I am thinking of adding a couple t5 retro's in my exisiting hood with my 2x175w MH. However It will be a tight fit length wise. Anybody have an exact length measurment on the overall length from end cap to end cap? I understand it might vary slightly due to end cap brand so if you could list the brand as well. Thanks, Mike __________________ "Everything is a miracle. And if there is anything that is not a miracle, the fact that it works without a miracle is miraculous." - Chris Rice

12/14/2008, 02:46 PM	#2
hypermikie Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Muncie, IN Posts: 459	top __________________ "Everything is a miracle. And if there is anything that is not a miracle, the fact that it works without a miracle is miraculous." - Chris Rice

12/14/2008, 07:56 PM	#4
hypermikie Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Muncie, IN Posts: 459	My tank is not standard, and canopy is custom. I have exactly 36 1/8 of mountable length. I just want to make sure. __________________ "Everything is a miracle. And if there is anything that is not a miracle, the fact that it works without a miracle is miraculous." - Chris Rice

12/15/2008, 06:37 AM	#6
landlord Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Alexandria, KY Posts: 1,937	Exactly 35 inches on a pair I am retrofitting. You have enough space. __________________ Forget the Turtle Man, you got the Coral Man Live Action Fragging! Current Tank Info: 90 Gallon SPS Reef (Sump, Fuge, Skimmer, CX reactor, Chemical filtration, Overflow) by Lifereef, 2x400W 20K Radiums on IceCaps, 2x39W T5 "For fun", RK2, 4x Tunze 6055, Aqua Logic 1/3 HP Chiller, DIY RO/DI ATO 2-Part via Litermeter. Lotsa Clownfish

12/14/2008, 03:00 PM	#3
marioensf Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 2,502	They fit fine, I installed couple of them in my 36" canopy and thereÂ´s still little gap at the ends.

12/14/2008, 09:37 PM	#5
marioensf Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 2,502	My retro T-5 is roughly 35 1/2" and they are the water proof end caps so you should be OK