Poll: who has what and how many? T8, T5, MH?

[jacquesb]

Hiya all - I would just like to create a poll to see who have what lighting over their tanks, and how many of each?

 

[jacquesb]

OK - I'll start.
I have the following:
2 x 150 watt Double-Ended 14000K metal halides
6 x 54 watt T5's (4 white and 2 blue)

 

[Smithers]

6 T5's and 2 Mh over a 4ft.
2 T5's over sump

 

[viper357]

3 x 14k 150w MH's
2 x 54w blue T5's

2 metre tank

 

[jacquesb]

Perhaps it would be a good idea to add the size of tank as well - as Smithers has done (thanks Smithers!)

PS: Mine tank is 2 metres wide (left to right)

 

[leslie hempel]

3 x 150w hailides (2 x 13000k 1 x 20000k)
2 x aquamedic T5 blues
2 x phillips T10 actinic (with reflectors)
1 x blue LED

i believe in a broad spectrum of light

this is in a 1.500 x .700 x .700

 

[Hill]

On a 2m system.

3 x 150W 14 000K MH BLV.
1 x 140W Phillips 03 actinic.
5 x high output LED's for night lighting.

Will be adding another 2 x 150W MH BLV's soon.

 

[darrencon]

Showwee.... with the lighting stats above... my tank now seems like its running in the dark...:razz:

3ft tank with one T5HO 24w Life Glo (White) and one T5HO 24w Marine Glo (blue) (made by Hagen)

 

[jacquesb]

Showwee.... with the lighting stats above... my tank now seems like its running in the dark...:razz:

3ft tank with one T5HO 24w Life Glo (White) and one T5HO 24w Marine Glo (blue) (made by Hagen)

Don't feel bad Darren - you will get there at some stage - everyone goes through stages and upgrades at some stage! In the US T5's and even LED's are the latest craze! When people in the UK heard we are still hung-up on our metal halides, they scoffed at me!

 

[spaceboy]

4x T5
1x 150 W Halide
2 Rio LED Units

Tank 100 (l)x65(b)x60(h)

 

[highfive]

3 x 150W 2 x 14 000K 1 x 12 000K .
2 x 29W Aquamedic T5 Actinic
6 x LED's Rio Moonlights

Tank size 1m x 0.5m x 0.5m...
MH come on in a Dawn, midday, dusk phase....

 

[palmerc]

8 x 54W T5's 5 Aquablue + (15000K) and 3 x 10000K

tank size 150x60x60

 

[Midasblenny]

14 54w t5, 8 blue,6 white
2 250w 20000k MH
3 36w t8 for refuge

 

[calvin]

3 x 250w se melal hailides

 

[jacquesb]

Cool! WOW! Midasblenny - you sure have a LOT of T5's - is this all on ONE tank?

Calvin: Those reflectors are brilliant..... BUT Don't you have blue globes as well? Only the 250watt MH's?

 

[Reef Maniac]

3 x 400W MH's (2 x 10 000K and 1 x 20 000K)
4 x 36W PC'c
2 x 40W T8 Philips Actinic '03's

 

[gaboon]

14 54w t5, 8 blue,6 white
2 250w 20000k MH
3 36w t8 for refuge

I feel sorry for your fish if they look up

 

[jacquesb]

Hennie - is this on your new tank? You have natural sunlight as well, don't you?

 

[irie ivan]

1.5meter tank : 2 x 54watt ati blue plus in deltec gull wing reflectors
2 x 250watt halides 10k electronic ballasts in parabolic reflectors
3 x 150watt halides, in "shopping window" fittings (2x10k, 1x 14k)
1 x 40watt phillips 03, soon to be changed to phillips 110watt 03

1.2m x 0.24m x 0.15m, Frag tank: 2 x ati aquablue spezial, 2 x ati blue plus, all in deltec gullwing reflectors.

 

[Mekaeel]

3* 150W DE 14K bulbs on swivel reflectors
Each Metal Halide has an individual pc fan for keeping the bulbs cool.
1* 54W 15K Giesiman T5
1 * 54W Fiji purple KZ T5
2 * 39W 10K Aqua Medic T5s