what give you better growth?
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I dont have mh but my t5ho 8x54 on a 75g are growing stuff fast
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m and m
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I voted T5's, i have used both and i like my results better with my T5's now. I think it was just about the same growth, but what blows MH out of the water is T5 can get this great growth but better color. I feel MH 90% of the time you have to pic better color or better growth. Evon tho i herd amazing things of the reflux and galexy ballist. But i never tried that combo
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I got 6x54w T5 over my 55 gallon so... yeah
I have both and prefer halides.
customcolor
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where is the led option?
i have both and I see some sps grow better under MH and some that do better under T-5. I like them both depending on the tank and corals.
zoas and some lps look great under t-5 because of the many different color bulbs you can chose from
IMO SPS look better under radium 20K but if you have good water prams all coral will look good.
zoas and some lps look great under t-5 because of the many different color bulbs you can chose from
IMO SPS look better under radium 20K but if you have good water prams all coral will look good.
VanGogh121
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I used halides for years, I switched over to T5's only a year ago. There is absolutly no comparison, You get more growth a better growth pattern and better color from T5's.
I will never use a Halide again.
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I will never use a Halide again.
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ca2or
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I voted MH and to be specific DE MH's. I have had what I believe is triple the growth in the last year in comparision to the year before. First year of reefing I had T5's and got what I thought was good growth didn't require me to upgrade tanks or anything but I thought it was good growth. Then I upgraded to MH's after a year under T5's and within 3 months did my first upgrade from a 12g to a 36. 6 months later I had to upgrade again from a 36g to a 72g bowfront. I say had because my 36 had no more rock or sand space for corals. I could have still glued on the walls.....but I am going to be exercising that with the 72.
I think I should be a bit more specific here in saying that I have primarily zoanthids.
I think I should be a bit more specific here in saying that I have primarily zoanthids.
Dylan
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I am planning on a Maristar 36" fixture... It's 2x250w metal halides with 2x39w T5s. The T5s are there for color supplementation, but do you guys think that they will help with the growth much?
Acronuts
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I voted mh but mh in 250 wt radiums running on galaxy ballast. I have used vho's,pc's and 175 wt mh and so far what blows all others out of the water in color and growth has been my current combo.
xrayrider
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I use both together. I use 3 x 250 Radiums with t5 actenic suplimentation. If I had to choose only one, I would choose MH hands down as long as I could use Radiums. Best growth and color of anything I have tried.
There is really no answer to this question. Not one poster has mentioned what reflectors they are using, which makes a huge difference in the amount of par reaching the tank. An ATI fixture will "outgrow" an old 250w spider reflector MH setup, and a pair of 250's in a Lumenmax setup will "outgrow" a Current t5 fixture.
Took the words right out of my mouth ksc,... +1
I'm using t-5s, mh, and LEDs,... a quality t-5 fixture is your best bet for long term success in my opinion.
I bought my first mh fixture in 1979.(I'm an old person, I like to think I don't smell like one yet)-Dave
