Photos PC lighting to T5's

My tank was a mess in the first two pics, my RO/DI water and saltwater I was getting from the LFS was loaded with phosphates, as you will see in the pics with the PC lighting (dimmer). A couple of days ago I added two turbo snails, and they made short work of the algae in my tank. I also countered it with my own DI unit, and Kalk dripping to precipitate the remaining phosphates. So here are the pic comparisons, I swapped out 2 of the Current T5 stock bulbs for two UVL bulbs, 1 super actinic, and 1 12k. I went from an Orbit 80w PC to a 96 Watt Nova Evtreme single light reflector.

 

You can also see the zoas on the left purpled up from a brownish colorafter a few days. Of course I acclimated them, by moving them to the bottom of the tank. My Xenia were almost killed by a flow accident.. don't ask.. so they are recovering well. The hairy mushroom I traded to make room for LPS and SPS I'm getting tomorrow. Yippee! I'm starting my own tank thread tonight.. laters!

 

you will like the t5's they put out 3 times the par(usuable light) that pc do. honestly if you look up some of the par ratings you'll find theres nothing power about them, except maybe wasting it.

 

Yeah even after a week, there's a huge difference! Me likey!