"Budget" t5 options

[saltyfilmfolks]

Here is the 4 bulb fixture over a 75 mixed reef. All of the 30 + frags are doing awesome; all colorful & sps are showing signs of branching out after a month.

Really like that I moved this fixture over, I'm doing much better with T5 than led lighting.

What fixture is that?

 

[Chef Tommy]

What fixture is that?

It's made by Hydrofarm which is now called Agrobright. Sold by hydroponic supplies stores.

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

It's made by Hydrofarm which is now called Agrobright. Sold by hydroponic supplies stores.

Thank you!

 

[SteadyC]

Here is the 4 bulb fixture over a 75 mixed reef. All of the 30 + frags are doing awesome; all colorful & sps are showing signs of branching out after a month.

Really like that I moved this fixture over, I'm doing much better with T5 than led lighting.

I like that you can see into your overflow, techy. Hopefully algae won’t be a problem in there, but I like it.

 

[killr66tb]

That's a lot of light 4 seem perfect and I don't see a lot of shading. Great job

 

[Chef Tommy]

Thanks all, I appreciate the comments. I just wanted to share the success with my fixture with the original poster, Ahogue. I really believe one can grow coral without spending crazy dollars on led lighting.

Love this hobby & seeing other reef tanks [emoji4]

 

[Brian W]

Ive used these Hydrofarm T5 fixtures over all of my tanks.
They have grown SPS, mixed reef and a frag tank.

 

[BOWHUNTER4250]

Ive used these Hydrofarm T5 fixtures over all of my tanks.
They have grown SPS, mixed reef and a frag tank.

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very interesting , im setting up a low boy frag tank 48 x 24 x 10 and looking for a nice cheaper T5 fixture
did you use any of the 6500k bulbs that come with it ? can you run each switch on any kind of timer ?

 

[Andrew.oh17]

I like JimmyLee's suggestion - would love to try that light over a frag or display tank.

I was in the same boat as you - I have a Maxspect Razor and wasn't getting the coverage I wanted on my new tank. Added a few retrofit t5's to a canopy I built a few weekends ago and it has been working great alongside the LED so far. We'll see how things shape up as I add coral.

 

[Fr4nkthet4nk]

this is what I bought from amazon.
Sun Blaze T5 Fluorescent - 4 ft. Fixture | 2 Lamp | 120V - Indoor Grow Light Fixture for Hydroponic and Greenhouse Use

working fine!

 

[Chef Tommy]

I used to own a farm which is why I found the fixtures to start with. I used the 6500k bulbs to start off all the seedlings before they went into the field.

I did eventually all a reef bright lumi actinic strip that got the blue pop I wanted as well as add a dusk to dawn type of effect.

Regular timers also work great on these fixtures.