ati t5 help

[jerl77]

what is the diffrence between the
ati Powermodule T5 and the ati sunpower t5 ?
looks like there is just more fans?

 

[NYreefNoob]

pretty much the fan's, and if i remember correctly the powermodule has a slightly higher par output, not sure why since they use same ballast and reflectors

 

[jerl77]

is ati worth the money?

 

[NYreefNoob]

i got mine used and after having one i would buy it new also, ive had a few different t5's from retro's to fixtures and this is by far the best i have owned, my 6 bulb ati sunpower is as bright as my 8 bulb tek i had, personally from ur other thread the pastel colors dont bother me, purples get a rich color for me and i havent had any growth problems. ive always liked t5's better myself, reason i always went back to them, the shimmer does nothing for me from mh. personally if i had the $ to light my tank properly with led i would go that route, the color on corals is much more poppin then with mh or t5

 

[jerl77]

what bulbs set up did you run on the 8 bulb set up
mabey i will try new bulbs was looking at kz bulbs?

 

[NYreefNoob]

on it i ran the icecaps bulbs { made by uvl } 4 twilights {20K} 3 deepwater {14k} and 1 ge 6500 and switched it around with a giesman 6k, loved the color of those bulbs, now i run on my ati 4 blue + 1 uvl aquablue 75\25 and 1 ati aquablue special 12k, my tank is around a 18k appearance

 

[chinatown]

ATI sunpower uses aluminum housing, while powermodule uses stainless steel. sunpower has 1 fan per 3 bulbs, PM has 1 fan per 2. that's about it. i went iwth the sunpower cause its cheaper.

 

[Audi0s]

Same here, 4x24 sunmodule. Super high quality fixture, my only gripe is that you can only hang it. And its noticeably brighter than my current sundial 4x24.

 

[Keith P]

I have a 6X39W Power Module.
It's not all stainless, only the endcaps.It is REALLY heavy.

If I had to do it again, I might consider speding the extra $$ to get LEDs.
Definitely the best T5 fixture out there!