Converting PC fixture to T5s?

[lkjr409]

Sorry if this is a dumb question but I have a PC Coralife fixture that holds two 21in 65 watt PC bulbs. Is there a way to take out the PC bulbs and put in T5 bulbs? Thanks in advance.

 

[eggie]

Do you got a pic of the light? I know i have done some for a few people just whant to see yours and give you an idea

 

[lkjr409]

Yes...here it is...

 

[eggie]

Do you got a pic of the bottom

Any way try and get your self some endcaps the cheap ones like the green and white ones thay are small so you have space for more bulbs
Sunlight Supply®, Inc.

Now finding a good reflector look for the smallest ones a 2 inch wide reflector

Ballast you could use fulham workhorse 3 its a good ballast if you could fit 4 bulbs you will need 2

what you whant to do is strip all the ballast out and the reflector for the pc use the space were the ballast were for you new ballast

Get a piece of acrilic or wood so you could put the endcaps and screw them to the wood and then screw the reflectors to the wood also screw the wood to the fixture

If you give me the measurments of the inside i could tell you how many lights will fit in

This will give you an idea

 

[lkjr409]

Here's picture of the underside.

 

[eggie]

Did you get the idea of what I posted yesturday

 

[noobreef408]

no u cant =/ i tried it. you have to buy a buncha small part re-wire stuff like that not worth the time. just get a new fixture and when you do, MAKE SURE YOU LIGHT ACCLIMATE IT CORRECTLY. i have lost alot of corals when i was still living up to my name

 

[eggie]

Well thats not true you could do it Yes. But you sure will spending some money and you could get a cheap fixture but its you choice do the math and make a desicion

 

[lkjr409]

OK...I will do more home work...reason I asked is that I was at Home Depot and saw a 2 bulb 24 inch T5 fixture for like $24 (no casing obviously).
Thanks everyone.

 

[Harry_Y]

OK...I will do more home work...reason I asked is that I was at Home Depot and saw a 2 bulb 24 inch T5 fixture for like $24 (no casing obviously).
Thanks everyone.

Alot of the T5 fixtures you will see at
Home Depot etc. are T5 and not T5HO.

You Want T5HO not straight T5.

 

[inactive]

Impossible without gutting and retrofitting.

 

[lkjr409]

OK...good info...thanks people...