what is the difference between t5,8,12 and pc lighting - Page 2

xoomercom · 06-05-2008, 04:22 PM

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Originally Posted by jay1335


	He has the t8 read closer

I did and he indeed does. LOL

masterswimmer · 06-06-2008, 01:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jay1335


	He has the t8 read closer

Thanks for getting my back Jay

But let me say it first, I'm not always perfect

swimmer

spacenyc · 06-09-2008, 03:42 PM

now i can start to refine my questions based on your info. with a fowlr set up what is the difference, or advantage, between having a t8 bulb made for saltwater( for a semi random example a coralife 50/50) and a similiar pc or t-5 bulb.

what would be the difference for the same scenario except i have zoas and similiar low light corals. thanks in advance steve

xoomercom · 06-09-2008, 05:00 PM

T-5s will give you more light and run cooler.

jrobbins · 06-09-2008, 08:07 PM

i was using t12's for actinics, and they are fine if all you want to use them for is dawn/dusk simulators. they certainly wouldn't be powerful enough to function as your primary light though unless your tank is as deep as a petri dish

and they weren't powerful enough to really add anything to the halides.

NYreefNoob · 06-09-2008, 08:16 PM

if it is just a fowler, you really could go cheap and just buy a shop light for lighting, what i did on my african cichlad tank, really no heat and it lit up the tnk nicely for what it was

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06-09-2008, 08:07 PM	#15
jrobbins Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: New York Posts: 358 Reefer Ratings: (15) Friends: (4)	i was using t12's for actinics, and they are fine if all you want to use them for is dawn/dusk simulators. they certainly wouldn't be powerful enough to function as your primary light though unless your tank is as deep as a petri dish and they weren't powerful enough to really add anything to the halides.