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11/03/2011, 05:05 PM
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LED vs T5 for 20g nano
Hey,
I am looking at buying a fixture for my 20g nano, and I have narrowed it down to 2 fixtures: Vertex Illumilux II LED Fixture - Marino Bianco (24 Inch) -50/50 Royal Blue(450nm) - White(7000K) Sunlight Supply New wave T5 fixture with -2 Korallen-Zucht 24W Coral Light T5 Flourescent Bulbs -1 Korallen-Zucht 24W Super Blue T5 Flourescent Bulb -1 Korallen-Zucht 24W Fiji Purple T5 Flourescent Bulb I am wondering if the LED fixture will provide enough lighting for coral. The T5 setup is approx $60 more , plus the cost of replacing bulbs, but if it will look way better , it is worth it. What do you think? LED or T5?
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11/03/2011, 05:43 PM
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I own a New Wave 24 and it's a good light for the price, other than you can only turn on all 4 lights at once---- no dusk/dawn.
However, I'm partial to LEDs but DIY LEDs mostly. I'm not familiar with the LED array you mentioned. As for bulbs, you can get the ATI bulbs that are very similar to the KZ bulbs you mentioned and are cheaper.
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11/03/2011, 06:49 PM
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I vote led. I have a 50/50 reefbrite and a ecoxotic stunner strip and love it. Growing softies great. Dont know about hard corals as I haven't tried.
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11/03/2011, 08:32 PM
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Led fixture all the way. never seen that model though so couldn't say anything about it but I love my leds.
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11/04/2011, 11:10 AM
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Id go with the T5,s as I don't have any experience with the LED's. Anyone have any experience with the Vertex fixture he's referring to?
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11/16/2011, 01:30 PM
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I ended up going with the LED. More info in my build thread!!
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2094629
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20Gal nano in the works http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2094629 Current Tank Info: 20 gal nano with black occellarus and orange occelarus clown fish. Corals are green star polyp, duncan, candy cane, and pulsing xenia! |
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