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[Warlock]

Not to undermine the saltwater forum on this board but the best resource for anything saltwater would be reefcentral.com.

ok thank you

 

[calioutlaw1a]

These don't include a hood, but you really cannot go wrong for the price. Great fixtures http://www.fishneedit.com/t5ho-ligh.html

Just was reading about these here: http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/lighting/154807-fish-need-but-do-plants-need.html

I was considering purchasing one, but now I'm not so sure.

 

[Warlock]

Just was reading about these here: http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/lighting/154807-fish-need-but-do-plants-need.html

I was considering purchasing one, but now I'm not so sure.

Not sure what they are saying there, are they saying all T5HO are bad?

 

[FormulatedFire]

They are saying that specific brand wasn't putting out the normal amount of light from a high output fixture. There are a few things you want to look for when buying a T5 fixture. 1. Individual Parabolic Reflectors 2. High Par Bulbs (ATI, Geisemann) 3. Good Ballasts (Icecap)

Take a look at this one.
http://www.bulkreefsupply.com/store...es/sunlight-supply-tek-light-t5-fixtures.html

 

[seedubs1]

I run 10000k on my freshwater tanks. It's pretty much just in the middle. Not blue, and not yellow. 6500k is a bit yellow, and anything over 10000k is going to get a bit blue.

saltwater lighting just ends up being more expensive and has higher output. Typically, people run higher in the kelvin scale as well for corals. This higher output and higher kelvin spectrum is needed for coral growth.

There's no reason you can't run saltwater fixtures on freshwater, but why spend the extra money if it's not needed. I run a coralife sw fixture that I replaced the bulbs with 10000k on my fw tank, but that was just because I got the fixture super cheap used.