Aqualight High Output T5 Dual Lamp Light Fixture?

JMartin104 · 11/12/2010, 03:49 PM

29gal with LR.
HOB Filter
No 'fuge

I'm looking for a light for my daughter's tank. She currently has LR and a few fish. She would like some mushroom corals and perhaps a nem in the long-term future. I'm sick of looking at lights. I just went through the ringer looking for bulbs on my tank.

I'm thinking:

Aqualight High Output T5 Dual Lamp Light Fixture - Double - 30 in.

She would like moon lights but those add a scary amount of extra money.

Thoughts? Opinions? And yes I read that big long crazy lights thread.

firstlight10 · 11/12/2010, 08:01 PM

Let me try to save you some trouble. I recently had to choose a light fixture for my 20g long tank (also 30 inches long). My first thought was to get a 30" fixture then I realized there are a lot more bulbs available for 24" fixtures. I centered it on the tank and have no issue growing soft corals and low light LPS. I can't comment on the exact fixture you are interested in. I bought a NOVA Extreme T-5 HO dual lamp 24", I am very happy with it and my corals thrive under it. I wanted moonlights as well, I ended up buying an LED strip light on Ebay for like $40 which has worked well.

JMartin104 · 11/13/2010, 06:14 AM

How did you mount it? I was considering the mounting legs similar to what I have on my Coralife hood.

firstlight10 · 11/13/2010, 06:48 AM

I have a 1/4" thick acrylic lid that covers my entire tank, I let the fixture rest on the lid. So far the fixture hasn't caused the lid to warp. The main downside to this setup is I need to clean the condensation off of the inside of the lid at least once a week. If you choose to go this route you won't need to clean the lid as often since you'll be growing corals that don't need as much light as some of the corals I am growing.

I mainly went with the full lid on my tank because I keep my house colder than my tank so I use the lid to help trap heat.

celano · 11/13/2010, 07:37 AM

You should hit up aquatraders and check out their line of 24" t5ho fixtures. THey even have legs that can extent to 30"s. They pretty much sell the exact same thing as coralife just without the name.

11/12/2010, 03:49 PM	#1
JMartin104 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Central FL Posts: 309	Aqualight High Output T5 Dual Lamp Light Fixture? 29gal with LR. HOB Filter No 'fuge I'm looking for a light for my daughter's tank. She currently has LR and a few fish. She would like some mushroom corals and perhaps a nem in the long-term future. I'm sick of looking at lights. I just went through the ringer looking for bulbs on my tank. I'm thinking: Aqualight High Output T5 Dual Lamp Light Fixture - Double - 30 in. She would like moon lights but those add a scary amount of extra money. Thoughts? Opinions? And yes I read that big long crazy lights thread. __________________ Disclaimer: Nube since July 2010 Tank: 90g, 2 X 250 MH, 2 X 96w Act, Fuge w/Chaeto & skimmer Fish with mixed SPS/LPS corals

11/12/2010, 08:01 PM	#2
firstlight10 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Groton, CT Posts: 1,008	Let me try to save you some trouble. I recently had to choose a light fixture for my 20g long tank (also 30 inches long). My first thought was to get a 30" fixture then I realized there are a lot more bulbs available for 24" fixtures. I centered it on the tank and have no issue growing soft corals and low light LPS. I can't comment on the exact fixture you are interested in. I bought a NOVA Extreme T-5 HO dual lamp 24", I am very happy with it and my corals thrive under it. I wanted moonlights as well, I ended up buying an LED strip light on Ebay for like $40 which has worked well. __________________ Current Tank- 29 Gallon Mixed Reef with 2 tank raised clownfish.

11/13/2010, 06:14 AM	#3
JMartin104 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Central FL Posts: 309	How did you mount it? I was considering the mounting legs similar to what I have on my Coralife hood. __________________ Disclaimer: Nube since July 2010 Tank: 90g, 2 X 250 MH, 2 X 96w Act, Fuge w/Chaeto & skimmer Fish with mixed SPS/LPS corals

11/13/2010, 06:48 AM	#4
firstlight10 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Groton, CT Posts: 1,008	I have a 1/4" thick acrylic lid that covers my entire tank, I let the fixture rest on the lid. So far the fixture hasn't caused the lid to warp. The main downside to this setup is I need to clean the condensation off of the inside of the lid at least once a week. If you choose to go this route you won't need to clean the lid as often since you'll be growing corals that don't need as much light as some of the corals I am growing. I mainly went with the full lid on my tank because I keep my house colder than my tank so I use the lid to help trap heat. __________________ Current Tank- 29 Gallon Mixed Reef with 2 tank raised clownfish.

11/13/2010, 07:37 AM	#5
celano Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Illinois Posts: 910	You should hit up aquatraders and check out their line of 24" t5ho fixtures. THey even have legs that can extent to 30"s. They pretty much sell the exact same thing as coralife just without the name. __________________ To many men work on parts of things. Doing a job to completion satifies me. Current tank info: The space between what's wrong and right.

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