T5 upgrade

no x8 39w real inc fixture...gloes incl....x4 actinic and x4 10'k globes

globes are the same as reeftek...looks identical

if you want giesmans then you have to buy them separately
 
@Lanzo that fitting alone is a good price and worth the bucks but the globes included are CARP. IMO

@Pugsly if you are going to upgrade to T5's make sure you go for good quality globes else you may as well stay with the T8's you have. Lanzo also has premium globes so do your system a favour and go for quality from the start.
 
Why not just go MH, if you are going to use 2 8x39W T5 fixtures, then when it comes time to replace your globes it is going to cost at least R3000. Wouldn't it be cheaper to use a combo fixture with MH and T5's...
 
10 x 54w premium T5 on a 1500x600x650 panorama tank.

Photo from a fuji f50 point and shoot

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Awesome pic that lighting is working out brilliantly.

Manic No i don't think so if you where to use a good quality halide you will spend +- R 1500 on each and to run 4 to 6 T5's to balance your colours at +-R300 each thats a total of R4200 to R 4800 on your globes and the halides will be replaced twice as often as the T5's. I think stick to the T5's.
 
and you can spread the replacement of T5 globes over subsequent months. Do not have to do it all in one go. Like 2 or 3 a month. Much more wallet friendly.:)

then you still have some money everymonth for some :peroni:
 
:thumbup: I second that

Nemo where the fish ............:)
 
From the giesemann web site.


33.
How can the performance of individual light bulbs compare? Can you say in general: the higher the wattage of a lamp indication, the more light?
Each lamp should have an indication of the lumen value, because it allows the light output of different lamps compare. The comparison is the light output or lumens per watt. The light output is how efficiently a lamp is the absorbed light energy into electrical implements. Is the luminous flux, the source energy per watt produced. Here are some examples: light bulb (60 watts) -> about 700 lumens -> about 12 lumens per watt halogen lamps (50 watts) -> about 930 lumens -> ca . 19 lumens per watt fluorescent lamp T-8 daylight (36 W) -> approx 2550 lumen -> ca. 71 lumens per watt fluorescent lamp T-5 daylight (54 W) -> approx 4200 lumen -> approximately 78 lumens per Watt Fluorescent T-5 blue (54 W) -> about 2200 lumens -> about 40 lumens per watt burner MEGA CHROME 150 Watt -> ca 11800 lumen -> about 79 lumens per watt, the lumen value is highly dependent on color and the technique of light. The stronger the shares in the blue light more dominate reduces the light output of light.

36. At what intervals should the tubes be replaced?
We recommend that the tubes every 12-15 months to replace. The functionality is still over a much longer period, although after this time, the color shift may be so strong that a change makes sense.
 
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