thinking of changing my lighting on my 180

[winsbxnyc]

thinking of changing my lighting on my 180 gallon im thinking of going back to t5 i have 3 ai sol fixtures what do you guys think

 

[BioMan]

1-how did you get your rock to stay up there like that
2-after the success I've been having with T5's on my 80 gal SPS tank I'm currently researching the best way to modify my existing 265gal from all Kessil Pendant lights to add T5 bulbs. or VHO. I'm looking into long bulbs or 3 sets of short bulbs because I have 2 braces up top.

 

[Reefinny]

take a look at this

http://www.manhattanreefs.com/forum/diy-do-yourself/185992-custom-8020-light-rack-t5-led-combo.html

 

[reefiness]

1-how did you get your rock to stay up there like that
2-after the success I've been having with T5's on my 80 gal SPS tank I'm currently researching the best way to modify my existing 265gal from all Kessil Pendant lights to add T5 bulbs. or VHO. I'm looking into long bulbs or 3 sets of short bulbs because I have 2 braces up top.

1- lots of acryclic rods, epoxy and super glue... it works wonders.:lol_large

 

[BioMan]

WOW!! Reefiny,,thats more or less what I'm going to do with my Kessils

 

[winsbxnyc]

lmfao idk the pic came out upside down

 

[Reefinny]

I used 8020. It's easy to use and you can do the center bar like I did and hang the kessils easily from it

 

[Reefinny]

You could use aluminum angle iron as well. Probably cheaper just not as nice looking

 

[tttony]

I'm glad I never switched to led from my t5 retro

 

[GammaRay]

have you tried philips hue lights ?

 

[skunkcleaner]

I went back to t5 after having kessil for about a year .. Couldn't be happier with the switch back and all my sps are really showing better growth and color after just a couple weeks .. Really liked the kessil lights but just something missing still with led

 

[jgraz]

Switched my 180 from LED to ATI Sunpower 8x80w in January. Best money I have spent in this hobby in a long time. I will happily spend a couple hundred in bulbs every year.

 

[skunkcleaner]

Nice also switched to an 8x54 ati sunpower love the light ...my only regret is I didn't do it sooner .. Everything in my tank has changed for the better

 

[winsbxnyc]

How much do the fixture run for amd do yhey come in 72 inch

 

[jgraz]

How much do the fixture run for amd do yhey come in 72 inch

I can't remember if they come in 72" I think they do but they use 36" bulbs next to each other. So pretty much double the amount of bulbs. To be honest for a 180g the 60" fixture using 80W bulbs is more then enough. I am able to grow anything I want anywhere in my tank. I currently have acros and monti's right down to the sandbed growing and looking amazing. I recently added a few pics to my tank thread if you want to take a look.


I paid somewhere around $450 during one of Premiums Aquatics holiday sales last year. That was without bulbs though.