New lighting

[scubasteve06]

I went out and bought some new lighting to replace the standard strip lights in my hoods. I picked up one power glow and a life glo both 18" for my 90 gallon cichlid tank. It looks pretty good, the life glo gives off a nice soft sun mid day light but not so soft as to it doesn't get to the bottow of the tank, and the power glo is a nice white color with barely a tint of purple in it. If I had a real camera I could get some good shots that really show it. But here it is anyways...

 

[WyldFya]

You should try the new HO T5 fixtures. They really make the tanks sparkle. The tank looks good, I prefer the Life Glo 2 color.

 

[ricey0809]

is life glo 1 the same as life glo 2 or is there any upgrades from the first one to the life go 2?

 

[scubasteve06]

The life glo2 is a T8 light, I do prefer the life glo tint also wlydfya i've been contimplating taking the power glo back for another life glo.

 

[Full Metal Gundam]

why not try power compacts?

 

[pwmin]

why not try power compacts?

T5 HO's main advantage is cost-effectiveness plus it gives out better light

I just got a dual 36" T5 HO fixture (Hagen Glo) and there's no comparison to regular strip lights...it's amazing.

 

[ziggy2]

Do you have to use CO2 with T5's?