please show me your t5 only sps tanks

reefsahoy · #1 03/28/2007, 07:27 AM

how many t5's and size of your tank too. yea, most people claim it can't be done with alot of success thanks

lvreefer · #2 03/28/2007, 08:16 AM

These are not mine but prove it can be done. I will post mine when I can.
Danano's T5
Iwan's T5
Frank Esser's T5
There are more just can't remember right now. The cool thing is these tanks are mature, showing good growth & color.

lvreefer · #3 03/28/2007, 08:21 AM

Here is also an old thread with not many pics working, but what is cool is this thread was started in 2004.
Old T5 Thread

dvanacker · #4 03/28/2007, 08:26 AM

Here is my 55g w/ 4 x 54w T5HO

reefsahoy · #5 03/28/2007, 05:11 PM

any more?

reefman23 · #6 03/28/2007, 06:03 PM

http://archive.reefcentral.com/forum...readid=1074168

Jesse

jski711 · #7 03/28/2007, 10:08 PM

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dobly_1999 · #8 03/29/2007, 07:35 AM

Also post your blub combination. Whites, blues, etc...

reefsahoy · #9 03/29/2007, 03:00 PM

any large sps tanks with t5's only?

Rogger Castells · #10 03/29/2007, 06:55 PM

Guys, save your self some money in the long run and go MH from the get go. JMO

Rogger

dvanacker · #11 03/29/2007, 07:21 PM

so what exactly is your experience and reason for giving this advice.

t5Nitro · #12 03/29/2007, 07:31 PM

4x39 watt.

Bidadari · #13 03/29/2007, 07:57 PM

Here's my 75g tank using 6 - 54watts T5 (3 AquaBlue, 2 BluePlus, 1 sun)

dvanacker · #14 03/29/2007, 09:14 PM

Wow you guys better save youselves and get MH quick....J/k

Look n good.

reefman23 · #15 03/30/2007, 02:09 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by reefsahoy
any large sps tanks with t5's only?

http://archive.reefcentral.com/forum...readid=1074168

Jesse

reefman23 · #16 03/30/2007, 02:11 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Rogger Castells
Guys, save your self some money in the long run and go MH from the get go. JMO

Rogger

How does this make any sense? The electricity used is usually considerably less with the T5's plus properly cooled t5 lamps will last twice as long as a MH lamp.

Jesse

dvanacker · #17 03/30/2007, 07:31 AM

just an FYI but I'm now 14 months with my fan cooled t5HO and no problems so far what so ever. I will probably change them out at 18 months.

ctreefer · #18 03/30/2007, 10:17 AM

dvanacker, what is your bulb combination? Does your color look pretty similar in person to the picture (i.e. amount of blue) I like it and am thinking of going to the blue side.

Here's my 29:
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reefsahoy · #19 03/30/2007, 05:13 PM

please tell me the depth of your tanks too. i'm gonna do a 220gal trying t5's only. I believe the tank is 30 inches deep. need to know how deep is your deepest sps and what type of sps using t5's. I would like to see some successful tanks and what other opinions on required equiptment I would need to have a succcessful t5 tank. thanks

jski711 · #20 03/30/2007, 05:43 PM

rogger im sure has never used t-5 but thats just his opinion. i had mh and now im trying a 6 bulb tek. so far, less heat, more light and a nice spectrum of bulbs, oh ya less energy.

i use all giessmann

1-midday
1-aquablue

2-actinic plus
2-pure actinic.

mpcart · #21 03/30/2007, 08:45 PM

Here's my 58G. I have 6x39W but only run 4X39W most of the day.

-Mike

reefsahoy · #22 03/30/2007, 09:03 PM

mike, from what I can see (i'm on vacation using a pda phone to view reefcentral. it's a sickness) that's a nice looking tank. I will be checking out this thread when I get home on my regular monitor. i'd like to hear from people who are using t5s on large tanks successfully themselves firsthand experience. thanks

dobly_1999 · #23 03/31/2007, 08:48 PM

like reefahoy, I am on vacation using a pda. nice tank. I currently use 2 55w t5 and 2 250W mh. I plan to add two more 10k t5 to run most of the day with the 2 existing T5s. I will run the mh at night for my pleasure and the corals. this will cut heating and energy cost. my temp now max at 82 with the a/c temp set to 76. I will add a chiller and increase my a/c to 82 when I am not home. hopefully this will save me on kilowatts.

dobly_1999 · #24 04/01/2007, 07:26 AM

Hello Mike,
What is your light combination? What is your sump setup and can you show us pictures of your sump?
Thanks,

Quote:

Originally posted by mpcart
Here's my 58G. I have 6x39W but only run 4X39W most of the day.

-Mike

mpcart · #25 04/02/2007, 09:08 PM

I run 4 ATI Aquablues and 2 ATI Blue Plus. I only run two of the aquablues for about 3 hrs a day since my timer broke.

My sump is a 20L divided into a drain/skimmer chamber and a return chamber. I also have a DIY calcium reactor and a phosban reactor running out of the sump. There is no live rock, sand, or other refugium material in the sump.

Here's a picture. I think its about time I cleaned the thing out and simplified the wiring/tubing.

-Mike