Vivosun T5 fixture after one year.

[monkeyCmonkeyDo]

Also my fixture has no cooling fans but I run ac during the summer
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[Lbrdsoxfan]

I change my bulbs out once a yr. Or when they start to burn out. Loose 1 ect. By than I'm sure the Kelvin temp has shifted to mostly red but eh. Lol.
D800w

My plan is to check par in a year from install. wish I had a analyzer to see how much light spectrum shifted after 12 or hopefully 18 months of use.

 

[Lbrdsoxfan]

Also my fixture has no cooling fans but I run ac during the summer
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I'm in a canopy, thus fans are a must! Again I'm cheap, I'm just using 2x 90mm cpu processor fans that turn on/off with the lights. Manual pwm rpm adjuster.

 

[Midrats]

What's the bulb life expectensy on dimmable vs. Non?
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No difference.

 

[MoshJosh]

I have the 2 foot 2 bulb fixture and I’d say it was worth it.

 

[Manny’s Reef]

Do you have a link for the unit?

 

[Roli's Reef Ranch]

I ran one myself for a bit, I was happy with it, then I switched to the waterproof bulb ends for that reason. Had some rot that was preventing a bulb from igniting.

Where can you get waterproof bulb ends? I have one of these laying around that I've never used, just a little concerned about an electrical fire... lol.

 

[Lbrdsoxfan]

Do you have a link for the unit?

I had the 4' ft, but there ya go!
VIVOSUN T5 Grow Lights 4 ft., 216W(4 X 54W), T5 Light Fixture Bulbs, 6500K HO Fluorescent Tubes, High-Output T5 Bulbs for Indoor Plants, UL Listed, 4 Bulbs, 8 ft. Power Cord, 2 Hanging Cables https://a.co/d/7jwAvuP

 

[Lbrdsoxfan]

Where can you get waterproof bulb ends? I have one of these laying around that I've never used, just a little concerned about an electrical fire... lol.

Check above, I bought through Premium Aquatics. But they won't fit in the vivosun housing.

 

[piranhaman00]

Do you guys have these plugged into GFI outlets? I just installed mine and it trips the GFI when it fires on

 

[Lbrdsoxfan]

Do you guys have these plugged into GFI outlets? I just installed mine and it trips the GFI when it fires on

When I did use the fixture, mine was in the apex outlet, and then to the gfi. Never had a issue.

 

[SilvermistInc]

No GFCI outlet here. Just a normal one

 

[SilvermistInc]

UPDATE! Stray voltage in the fixture! It's enough to give me a painful tingle if my hand is wet, and it's made me curse a few times. Luckily it's nothing lethal. But still a curious development.

 

[HighlandReef]

Is your fixture just the standard grow light or do they make one specifically for reef?

 

[HighlandReef]

UPDATE! Stray voltage in the fixture! It's enough to give me a painful tingle if my hand is wet, and it's made me curse a few times. Luckily it's nothing lethal. But still a curious development.

something may have just come loose when you cleaned it up, try double checking all the connections the fixture.
Hopefully, it’s not any type of short and just loose wire.

 

[MoshJosh]

something may have just come loose when you cleaned it up, try double checking all the connections the fixture.
Hopefully, it’s not any type of short and just loose wire.

Believe it's just the standard grow light. . . at least that's the one I bought haha. . . don't think they make a reef specific one.

 

[SilvermistInc]

Is your fixture just the standard grow light or do they make one specifically for reef?

Just a standard grow light. They don't make a reef light

 

[piranhaman00]

It’s a t5 fixture….

 

[Lbrdsoxfan]

Is your fixture just the standard grow light or do they make one specifically for reef?

They are grow lights exclusively.

 

[SilvermistInc]

It’s a t5 fixture….

Well crap. I thought it was LED. Thank you