t5 ?

ok im goin to be makin a 20 gal high tank and i would like to know if this light i was lookin at getin is a good one or not im goin to be putin some soft corals into the tank to with a lil bit of fish

the light is a t5 ho made by glow
( i think thats how they spell it) my friend has 1 on his tank n he just started to add coral n they look to b doin good

 

Ok, I'll look past the glaring grammar issues to help you out! All kidding aside if you are just going to have a FOWLR set up they will be fine.... Heck if you want some low light mushrooms or something they will also suffice... Anything more light dependent I would use 4 lamps...

Funny thing is, I am a terrible speller!

 

yea i dnt want anything to crazy in this tank cuz im putiin it in my lil girls room so what all coral wood be ok in that light i wood like to have some zoa's n mushrooms or some Leather

 

oh n i text so much thats how i type now srry

 

oh what bout some tree coral to

 

I gotcha... darn texting! I would opt with 4 lamps but the 2 should be fine with some mushies and maybe some zoos alittle higher up.. Many people think zoos are low light coral but they will grow much faster and will not stretch for the light if the intensity is stronger.

 

ok do u have any good place's to get 1 4 cheap cuz the 1 i was lookin at was like 100 bucks

 

Wayne nothing besides algae and headaches are cheap in this hobby...

 

lol so true.

if you really want to make this a good tank money will be spent, your money, your parents money (haha im good at that), someone elses money. but there will be some form of transaction going on. salt is much more expensive than any other tank i have ever kept but it is well worth it.

what i would do is get your water in the tank and let cycle. fishless cycle would probably be the best way considering it is the most humane and it gives you a little more stability. but once you get this tank cycling and you have your filtration, a powerhead, your liverock, all of that stuff set, then i would get your lights. this gives you plenty of time for you cycling and should end up with better results.

as far as the actual lighting goes craigslist some lighting systems. that is a great way to get a deal. i bought my light for my twenty off of ebay. it was just over 100 dollars new. i have an Odyssea pc lighting set up and it has worked well for me. upgrading bulbs down the road would be a good idea, but worry about the system before the bulbs!
hope this helps.-norg.

 

That's in any hobby lol


That's what my plan was I just like havin all of my things before I start it than when its time it goes on I was just lookin for a good deal on 1 so the 2 bulb t5 will be just fine for some corals