Old used T5 question

[Oshengems]

was up everyone, i currently found and old Giesemann infiti fixture and was considering getting them to add to my current Radions xr30 I’m only buying them for the 4 xT5’s. Found a few threads of people gutting out the MH components and putting leds which is what I will be doing. My concern was the price and age I saw the lights on but how old they look.

My question is how long do T5 ballast last I see I will have to replace the cover no biggie. Here’s a pic

 

[Oshengems]

In regards to the price I was concern about the price literally dirt cheap although he’s selling his whole setup dirt cheap

 

[jda]

Sell that thing to somebody who can use the money get an Aquatic Life. That is a best-of-breed light and it would be a shame to cut it up, IMO. ...or just run it yourself.

As far as T5 ballast longevity... like a decade or more for the good ones.

 

[Oshengems]

Sell that thing to somebody who can use the money get an Aquatic Life. That is a best-of-breed light and it would be a shame to cut it up, IMO. ...or just run it yourself.

As far as T5 ballast longevity... like a decade or more for the good ones.

Lol I wish I could run MH but summer times in my apt I have to keep my ac on most of the day to keep my tank at 80 degrees I have absolutely no ventilation in my apt. I was thinking about selling them but it seems there’s a small public for MH now a days and and these are a tad old I I’m imagining it will be even harder to sell. My tank is about 80% sps mostly acros but my Radions are doing a good job I been looking for used aquatic life hybrid but I’m always late and found these for Really cheap I was just concerned about the lifespan since I know this model is obsolete already

 

[jda]

There are people looking for MH all over the place. Post it on the local club for a few days. In Denver, any AquaMedic, Sfiliogi, Hamilton or Giesemann fixture would sell in a day or two to people going back.

In any case, if you decide to cut it , up it will look nice. The T5 on this unit might even be better than those on the Aquatic Life.

Good luck.

 

[Oshengems]

I’m definitely going to diy it, the fixture has roughly 5-6 years of use the owner told me, I would feel more comfortable keeping it then selling something that old that might break soon

 

[jda]

Don't sweat a 5-6 year old T5 stuff from Giesemann... in LED time, those are like 3-6 months old.