T5 vs PC pics Will

Discussion in 'T5 Aquarium Lighting' started by ingtar_shinowa, Apr 26, 2010.

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  1. ingtar_shinowa

    ingtar_shinowa Giant Squid

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    Here are the actinics but you can see the diff in quality and intensity I gave one with flash .
     

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    ingtar_shinowa Giant Squid

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    LOL

    yeah they look good!! i am going to probebly go with a T5 fixture for sure, but im posting up now to see if that one from aqua traders is good enough.

    and thanks for the info on it to
     
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    ingtar_shinowa Giant Squid

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    like how i never clean my glass lol? Starting to get blotches of coraline on my 55 now too. So lame, why cant i train my coraline to grow where i want. FYI 8/10 of the corals on the frag rack in the 55 are from the new sponsor Dream Corals. Really cool stuff!
     
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    AHAHH yes that does look quite awsome IMO lol
     
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    what type of pc bulbs and t5 bulbs do you have? and how old are they? I use uvl 454 pc bulbs and there brighter than that.
     
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    He only has actinic on :)
     
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    ingtar_shinowa Giant Squid

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    odyssea crap. I dont care so much about that tank lol. Ive never done a water change, i through anything in there (with the exception of ricordea) they do awesome. Its dumb how large my polyps are. And now they are starting to morph back to sky blue!
     
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    here's my tank with uvl 454 (blue/actinic onlys) pc bulbs on.

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    that is really nice man!