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As for your question.T-5's will be fine for what you are wanting to do.
I actually have SPS's and a clam under T-5' plus multiple LPS corals.But I am going to be changing to Metal Halide's and T-5 combo very soon.
 
downtime89;419218 wrote: ok guys i plan on gettin the t5 system and when its time for new bulbs get some okay bulbs wont be top of the line but i will have to save up for em. so 318 is enough wats with t5 right
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Here is a thread where someone did side by side comparisons with a quantum (PAR) meter.

http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1412997">http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1412997</a>

Here is his summary. I would say you should be good, assuming reflectors are decent, of course.

"I have tested them with a quantum par meter also remember the T-12 VHO is 110 watts and the T-5 HO is 54 watts so that a 100% more watts being used with only 40% more lumens. T-5's on good ballasts with good reflectors come very close to 250 watt MH's with T-5's having a reading of about 175 par and 250 watt MH's having a par reading of about 200, PC's came in about 60 with VHO's slightly ahead of the PC's but not even close to T-5's. I can say that T-5's will penetrate about twice as deep as PC's when it comes to a reef tank with almost 3 times the par."

Dawg backs this up with his experience, which as I have said is hard to argue with. There are a ton of people on here keeping even sps with T-5's (higher wattage though). You aren't interested in sps, and want to save power. Go for the T-5's!
 
ok well as long as everyone says my lps and soft corals will do good under that t5 system i will get it but i dont want to get it if getting the pc with more wats are better ffor my corals
 
ok well the t5 it is i will never think about wats again the rules just keep changing lol i will get that system andstick with softy and lps no sps or clams as i think they are ugly anyways no offense to those who like them.... thank you all for being patient with me on this i will be ordering this system next week same system just diff place with a lower price....
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I think that light will work great. It's only 10" wide so it's going to be a single parabolic reflector. I ran a T5 Nova Extreme fixture with a single reflector and had SPS at the halfway point down my tank doing great. Light isn't everything; it's important, but it isn't everything.
 
we prob did but i am taking two vicoden and ibprofin every six hours at the moment i tend to forget some things lol ijust had surgury on my wrist i broke it i now have 8 screws and a plate in my right wrist
 
Well my past experience with t5 was color loss in my sps so I went with 900 watts mh's 400 20k and two 250 14k on a 90 gallon and my light system was less than the price of these t5. You will get different oppenions with different experiences. Hope everything works out for ya
 
downtime89;419312 wrote: we prob did but i am taking two vicoden and ibprofin every six hours at the moment i tend to forget some things lol ijust had surgury on my wrist i broke it i now have 8 screws and a plate in my right wrist
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I can relate. :sick: Hope you feel better soon :dance:
 
well since i just keep lps and soft corals like zoas leathers mushrooms xenia and soon gsp my lps conists of frogspawn hammer soon duncan and torch i think the t5 will be fine for me for now at least later i will change the bulb to better quality and way later metal halides but as long as this sysyem will keep lps and soft i like it, as long as you keep tellin me to forget about wats lol
 
any chance they are one of the ones we get discounts on if you arc member? someone told me members get certain discounts.... good to know for futurebuys if thats true....
 
interesting i will look into that tomorow but unless it saves the price of a membership i cant become a member yet cause then i couldnt get the light thats how broke i am lol
 
downtime89;419409 wrote: interesting i will look into that tomorow but unless it saves the price of a membership i cant become a member yet cause then i couldnt get the light thats how broke i am lol
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10% of 489.00 is 48.90. Membership is 30.00. Congratulations! You saved 18.90!

(yes I know, I need to join. Just waiting for my better half to set-up Paypal for me).
 
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