jbj trinity or aquaticlife

hey people i have a 40gal breeder, looking to build a reef tank eventually. i have some lr and fish now though. im looking 4 info on the jbj trinity lights. does anyone have them that can give me a review. i have noticed a lot of people on here have liked the aquaticlife. any info would be nice. even other than those 2 brands, i want to use t5 and have the ability to turn on the lights with timers( internal or external) thx.

 

I would go with the AquaticLife. It seems to be a much better quality unit than the JBJ. JBJ product seems to be entry level quality.

 

can you tell me why it
"seems to be"
do you have or had eather one
all i see is a $60 difference in price

 

The ballasts and reflectors on the Aquatic Life are of greater quality. The Aquatic Life ballasts have a higher power factor, more power and greater output of the bulb. The reflectors have a greater reflection rating and better shape causing more light to be directed to the tank. It is also considered to be of greater quality than the JBJ.

I have had neither. You want to have reflectors that are individual wrap around or at least formed over a flat reflector. The reflector should wrap around to or past the mid point of the bulb. You want a power factor of 1.0 or as close as possible.

 

I'm running the Aquaticlife 4x24w t5ho. Love it!! German made individual reflectors have had it running for 8 months and couldn't be more pleased. When I got it I just switched out the stock lamps for all ATI's plugged it in and haven't had to touch it since. All lights are on digital timers, 1 cord. This fixture rocks!!

 

sounds like you really like it, the timer is built in right? and thanks for the first hand input, anyone out there have the jbj