propagation tank (frag tank)

[chadfarmer]

what type of lighting do you over your frag tank? :sign3:

i am thanking about getting MH i have t5s

 

[patedship]

I depends on what you are growing but I would say a halide for sure.

 

[fishes2889]

I would do a combo of T5's and MH actually..... so im not voting until i can vote for 2...:hammer:

 

[JGoslee]

I did t5's on my fragtank because I didnt want to deal with heat issues. The tank is in my basement and it gets pretty hot in the summer down there. Plus I've always used mh's on all my tanks so I'm curious to see how my corals react to t5's.

 

[organism]

I used to have t5's, and then ran 400w halides, the difference in growth and coloration was enough that I gave my t5's away...

 

[JGoslee]

I used to have t5's, and then ran 400w halides, the difference in growth and coloration was enough that I gave my t5's away...

I've never ran a t5 only tank but I always thought t5 and mh were pretty close in growth.

 

[organism]

they were relatively close in growth for some corals, others seemed to get stressed much more easily, and the coloration was much better when using halides for me. every farm system is different though, so who knows, on other systems t5's might rock out, just not on mine

 

[JGoslee]

I don't really expect great colors from t5's but I was hoping to get good growth. I guess we'll see how my corals do.

 

[fishes2889]

I used to have t5's, and then ran 400w halides, the difference in growth and coloration was enough that I gave my t5's away...

Hey Miguel, cna you give us what specs of the lighting you had and the tank size? (which T5 bulb combinations?)

Thanks Steve