ATI powermodule
- Thread starter roc5288
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- Location
- New Jersey
For $1,121 i would rather buy 8 LEDS of 120 Watts each and sell them lol
- Location
- Manhattan NY 10023
ill go with t5 but buy used fixture and get lights online cheap
i have been saying that for years i would go with mh before i go with leds and you all know how much i hate mh lights t5 is the only way to go !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:smash:
this is a quote from a service guy...
"I've seen this type of bleaching time and time again with LEDs. My service company has used many of the top brands and without fail, the coral health over time just goes down hill. Sure they look great under the blues but as soon as you look at them under any sort of normal light, you can see that they are really washed out. The only LEDs I've ever had any sort of long term success with has been the reefbrites and even with those, I had to use Aquablue t5s with the LEDs to keep the corals happy and colorful. I think there is alot of promise in LED technology, but for long term coral success, I recommend staying with the tried and true t5s, MH and sparing LED use to accent color"
"I've seen this type of bleaching time and time again with LEDs. My service company has used many of the top brands and without fail, the coral health over time just goes down hill. Sure they look great under the blues but as soon as you look at them under any sort of normal light, you can see that they are really washed out. The only LEDs I've ever had any sort of long term success with has been the reefbrites and even with those, I had to use Aquablue t5s with the LEDs to keep the corals happy and colorful. I think there is alot of promise in LED technology, but for long term coral success, I recommend staying with the tried and true t5s, MH and sparing LED use to accent color"
There is no doubt about it. I'm going with the t5s, Just wanted to know if you guys think that is a decent price for this fixture with bulb included. For the t5 experts what would be a good choice for the bulbs. Would like to keep a mixed reef with mostly sps ?
- Location
- Kings Park, NY
Having seen it personally the tank is just AMAZING!
- Location
- Mt Sinai, NY
How deep is your tank?
You might be able to go with less bulbs or a lower end fixture.
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- Location
- Mt Sinai, NY
My tank is 20" deep and i'm running a 6 bulb Tek Elite.
Light is 10" off the water and it's enough light that my favia and chalice on the sandbed, had to be moved to shaded areas due to bleaching.
Just trying to say that you could probably do a 8 bulb Tek or a 6 bulb ATI and have enough light for less money
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