Before and after pics switching from led to t5

[neltel_7]

Do you guys have any pics of your tank before and after your switch? I’d love to see them
id also love to see before and after pics of adding supplement led’s (like reef brites) to you’re t5 set up


Also please list your bulb combination

 

[hoju74]

Following.

 

[xiaoxiy]

Just for funsies and the opposite of the coin, I made the opposite swap. I went from Giesemann MH/T5 hybrid (Phoenix 14k 250W with 2 ATI Purple Plus and 2 ATI Blue Plus) with LED supplementation (BML Actinic Strip) to straight LEDS (2x ReeFi Extremes) approximately 2 weeks ago. Went from about 400W+ at peak photoperiod to down 270W

Surprisingly, my alk consumption has increased slightly (not by anything huge though). This past weekend, I reviewed the weekly growth pictures I take regularly. Thought I'd share for those interested in what has happened with my growth since swapping to LEDs. So far I'm confident in saying that, growth didn't skip a beat going from a MH/T5/LED Hybrid to LED. I never thought that I'd say this, but coloration may actually even have improved a bit.

Enough talk, here are growth pictures of my acropora over the past 2 weeks. The first set of pictures is 1 week (May 15th) before I changed lights and the second set is 1 week after light change (May 28th).

 

[neltel_7]

Just for funsies and the opposite of the coin, I made the opposite swap. I went from Giesemann MH/T5 hybrid (Phoenix 14k 250W with 2 ATI Purple Plus and 2 ATI Blue Plus) with LED supplementation (BML Actinic Strip) to straight LEDS (2x ReeFi Extremes) approximately 2 weeks ago. Went from about 400W+ at peak photoperiod to down 270W

Surprisingly, my alk consumption has increased slightly (not by anything huge though). This past weekend, I reviewed the weekly growth pictures I take regularly. Thought I'd share for those interested in what has happened with my growth since swapping to LEDs. So far I'm confident in saying that, growth didn't skip a beat going from a MH/T5/LED Hybrid to LED. I never thought that I'd say this, but coloration may actually even have improved a bit.

Enough talk, here are growth pictures of my acropora over the past 2 weeks. The first set of pictures is 1 week (May 15th) before I changed lights and the second set is 1 week after light change (May 28th).

Thank you for you’re input! That is nice growth! Have you considered supplementing the led with t5s?

 

[xiaoxiy]

Thank you for you’re input! That is nice growth! Have you considered supplementing the led with t5s?

I suspect not. I have two fixtures over my tank, which has a footprint of 36x24. I should have more than adequate coverage to minimize shading.

 

[neltel_7]

Anyone else?