opinions on this light please...

[Malibu361]

opinions on these lights please...

48'' Aquarium Light T5 HO 8 x 54 NEW Lunars + bulbs - eBay (item 180300971386 end time Oct-31-08 14:33:09 PDT)

48'' Metal Halide T5 HO Aquarium Light 2X 250 w/ Moon - eBay (item 180300187801 end time Oct-29-08 07:27:05 PDT)
I want to house sps along with softs and clams ..and fish of course in a 90 reef ..What do you think of these lights? Which should I go withg or neither ?Any other suggestions or brands?

 

[Airborneguy]

I'm a big fan of MH ever since I changed my tank over to them awhile back. I now have PC for my actinics, but would prefer T5. So obviously I am supporting the second light.

I don't really see how they compare though, those lights are not similar at all.

 

[Malibu361]

I know they are not similiar but I want to upgrade I currently have pc and I dont know if I want to go to halides or t5 so I was looking for opinions and just wondering if either of these lights looked like they were good quality or a good brand..Thanks

 

[Lenny718]

When It comes to lighting which is one of the most important parts of your reef tank I would go with a quality fixture like current or corallife , with a non name brand its hard to get warranty help or parts and most come with cheap bulbs that you will want to replace anyway. For a couple extra bucks go with a well known company! But that's just my opinion

 

[muntai]

i suggest u check out successful sps tank in a mh n a t5 tank then make your is decision. lighting is expensive but important so worth every penny. if u like the florensent tube look, then go for t5, if u look the sunlight look, go with mh.

 

[tocan]

MH all the way

 

[Malibu361]

I understand where you are coming from and have a question about something else...Ok ,I will get Halides but should I go with a fixture using PC or t5?? I was now looking at this one opinions always welcome .Would this light be strong enough for my 90 or should I go 250 mh?


48" Outer Orbit 2x150 hqi Metal Halide w/ PC Lamps - eBay (item 120314100363 end time Nov-04-08 09:43:02 PST)

 

[ClosetFishGeek]

Trust me when I tell you that the outer orbit is an okay light nothing more than a decent fixture put into a nice clean package. The mh reflectors that they use leave alot to be desired. Please take a look at the lumen bright or lumin arc(if you dont have the mounting height)fixtures with a electronic ballast and a good bulb.....reeflux,xm,helios.....You simply cannot compare these items and to be honest with you they are not far apart in pricing. YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPOINTED.

 

[ClosetFishGeek]

As for actinic supplementation...you can always use some nice T5 retro kits from aquatinics or any other company that makes good reflectors for t5's.

 

[ecvernon]

hey i did the same thing before and bought off name lights. i found myself upgrading frequently. do your research then make a decision.

if you are going t-5's you may want to consider a retrofit kit or a ati powermodule fixture.(looking back at all my past purchases i would have gone with these instead)it will cost a lot but you will be happy in the end and will not need to upgrade later.

a good site to look at would be reefgeek.com

 

[blackbeard]

MH with actinic led or high end t5 with actinic led

 

[Malibu361]

Im sorry but im lost with all this ..so are you saying go with the Outer orbit with the t5s or no??