what gives you better growth?

[jerl77]

does t5 or mh lighting give you the best growth?
i had both running t5 noiw i have to say hands down mh gave me alot more growth

 

[sjsoto]

i think it depends which one's you're using, like 10k, 14, 20k and so on...

 

[jerl77]

14 k

 

[sjsoto]

10k always gave me better growth...ime

 

[michael Jack]

mh all the way 10K gives best growth but does not bring out the color I use 400 Watt 20k keep my parameters up and things grow just fine

 

[Breezp]

IMO its what you dont have that contributes the most to growth such as phosphates, ammonia, nitrite etc. I have had both halide and t5 and the growth on my part has been more with the MH 10k but the lack of phosphate etc definitely speeds up growth

 

[NYreefNoob]

IMO its what you dont have that contributes the most to growth such as phosphates, ammonia, nitrite etc

agreed, people will say mh, i disagree as i have ran both types of lights, and run t5's now, keeping parms correct and stable = best growth

 

[sjsoto]

agreed, people will say mh, i disagree as i have ran both types of lights, and run t5's now, keeping parms correct and stable = best growth

10k?

 

[Galantra]

Well it is true using 10k bulbs do help with growth better than any other. But I also had both and for some reason I was able to house SPS with T5, and not with MH. Plus my growth from the T5's were amazing.

 

[jackson6745]

The question is kind broad since wattage, reflectors, and ballasts will make all the difference in both MH + T5s.
IME I switch from a 250w 20k halide(sunpod) to a 6 bulb ATI T5 fixture and saw an almost immediate increase in growth.

 

[Breezp]

sometimes a MH thats too powerful will bleach SPS, 10k gives you the best growth but 20k gives you the best color, i always believed that coral are going to grow no matter what, why sacrafice the color for something that will inevitably happen anyway, thats why i prefer a 14k bulb, a healthy medium

 

[KuyaMark]

I run both T5 and Mh in my tank and I use 2 phoenix 14k 250 watt Gives me the best of both world and good growth