T5s with MH supplementing???

Discussion in 'Reef Lighting' started by Powerman, Oct 30, 2009.

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  1. Powerman

    Powerman Giant Squid

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    Wow, thanks Frag. I was trying to think in terms of time for halides and T5s. Now I run my MHs for 6 hours and the PC for 12. If MH was going to be "supplemental", I was not sure how I would want to do that.

    Well I never thought of LEDs for point source and shimmer. They are so expensive I did not consider them for primary, but didn't know they could be used for shimmer. I was even wondering if the heat from the halides would be detrimental to all the T5s. Hopefully when it comes time to do this, LEDs will come down a bit. Thanbks for the great sugestion.
     
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  2. Dr.Fragenstein

    Dr.Fragenstein Panda Puffer

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    As for the LEDs for shimmer... they are not all that expensive, to get small LED clusters like the ones Giesemann are producing or the simple PowerBright strips Current makes.. I know of people that use the Powerbrights, I believe Unclejed does... Ask him if he likes them, but I believe he is happy.

    Wouldn't be that expensive to make a T5 that has shimmer.

    As far as heat generated by the MH effecting the T5, well it will if you can't keep the T5 lamps and ballsts cool.
     
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