Is this a good light for my 29g?

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  1. Craft kid21

    Craft kid21 Banned

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    i found this light on this site called aquatraders.com

    its really low priced and all i can afford, and i want to upgrade form my 130w PC, to this light fixture

    click on this link and let me know what you guys think?:confused:
    Odyssea T5 High Output Lighting
     
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    Craft kid21 Banned

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    Not yes :/ , but on the bright side, im listening to the beatles and chilling on the PC at 1:15am :)
     
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    Tell me about it lol. I guess Night Rida had a good argument for PC with the UVL internal reflectors. I still dig T5s personally
     
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    same here, i just saw a guy who had a 260w PC, went to a 200w T5, he said his SPS and everything is going crazy!!
     
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    t5's units are better! SLR t5s are the best. I have a 2x54w oydessa t5 unit, reflectors&ballasts do suck.. but if you upgrade the bulbs to ATI/uvl/g-mman its decent. never had a problem with unit. looks like there out of stock.. if you had a few extra dollars get a nova slr 24" t5 unit. next step up. plus current bulbs are alittle better than oydessa bulbs imho.

    Aquarium Lighting for Freshwater and Reef Systems: Nova Extreme Compact SLR T-5 Fixtures

    24" x 8" Saltwater; 96 watt, CD-36003
    $159.99 4x24w
     
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    for the price its a good deal. but change the bulbs on it when you get it. they arent known for the best with bulbs.

    I switched from pc to T5 in february, and all i can say is WOW. corals truely reacted well. the best part is that pc's need to be changed every 6 months while T5 will last longer and put out less heat. IME
     
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    I know someone who bought one and likes it. He did some research first and said to watch out for poor wire connections. Not a big deal if you are okay with wiring.
     
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    ok, ill look into just replaceing the bulbs when i get it then, im selling my fixture fo 80 bux, so ill have a lil bit more money to spend on bulbs.

    what bulbs are good?
     
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    no im not good at all, with that lol, im horrible and never done it before, but ill look at it.