T5 lighting

[john7000]

hello whats every ones thought on T5 lighting for growing soft coral i have two t5 fixtures that was handed down to me from my dad there are 2 bulbs a peace i was going to try to use them for my 90 gallon soft coral reef tank are they sill good to use or is LED the new king?

 

[Derek siskey]

T5 works great, just a little more expensive you use compared to led. If you have the fixtures then get you some good bulbs and you will be fine, ATI has a chart on what will work well with a 4 bulb system

 

[DuckSlayer627]

They will work great.

 

[john7000]

thanks one had coral life daytime and Actinic Blue and the other light has wave point blue wave and tropical wave. should that be a good combo to start with the bulbs haven't been used very much,

 

[Derek siskey]

Depending on how white the tropical is, it may be too much with the daylight bulb. 2 blue plus bulbs, an actinic and a white should be ok and not bleach your corals