Re: [GSAS-Member] Speaking of lights... anyone using T5 HO fixtures?

[Matt Staroscik <matt@wrongcrowd.com>]

As far as I can tell, a PC is similar to a T5 folded back on itself, and a
T5HO is that but overdriven for a little more light per watt. So I should
get a lot more usable light into the tank with a T5HO fixture that fits my
top better. That makes it look even tastier. Thought the light is a
secondary bonus... what I am really trying to fix is how I gotta move one
strip off the tank to open the hood more than a crack!

Holy moly, a $180 fixture that meets my specs (4x54W, and not deep) and
they'll give you any spectrum bulbs you want:

http://www.catalinaaquarium.com/product_info.php?products_id=1630

These Catalina Solar fixtures have a pretty good reputation, and this silver
one is $100 less than the nearly identical black one. If I can sell my PC
hoods, even cheap, the cost to upgrade would really be pretty decent.

And if 4 T5 HOs is too much light, as some say, I can always run it with 3
bulbs.

I gotta sleep on it!

MS



On Sun, Dec 20, 2009 at 7:26 PM, Seattle_Aquarist <
Seattle_Aquarist@comcast.net> wrote:

> Hi Matt,
>
> Oh boy, a lighting question; I like lighting questions!!!  You asked
> several
> excellent questions, here
> <
> http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/lighting/25638-t5-t5ho-vs-compact-fluores
> cent-power.html<http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/lighting/25638-t5-t5ho-vs-compact-fluores%0Acent-power.html>>
>  is where I started when researching different lighting
> options for my aquariums.  It is a pretty good summary of the key points of
> the different bulb types.
>
> Roy
>
>
>
>
>
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