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01/10/2008, 11:49 AM
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I have bird's nest, frogspawn, and hammers in my (mostly softies) reef, and all of that seems to be doing very well with my T5's.
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01/10/2008, 11:56 AM
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That depends on what you are looking for. IMHO, MH's are better for reefs, but with that you have to watch out for temperature spikes, and depending on the wattage you use, you may need to consider getting a chiller or something of that nature to help control and stabilize the temp in your tank.
T5's will produce much less heat, and are pretty strong lights. Much stronger then PC's, but not as good as MH's. So, and this is just my opinion, if you're looking for "easy but effective" for hard corals, T5's would be my recommendation. If you're looking to get the best you can, personally, I think MH's (supplimented by a couple 48 inch actinics) are the best, depending on the types of bulbs you get . Like I said, I have T5's, and I am happy with them. They are good on my tank, but I see people that have MH's on their tanks, and compare that with the lighting that I have, and I think theirs is better usually, but I think mine is easier, usually. Sorry, wish I could be more definitive for you 
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01/10/2008, 11:58 AM
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By the way, if it hasn't already been said:
:welcome:
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01/10/2008, 12:04 PM
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I have a four foot wide tank very similar to yours probably. I'm using the following setup:
Aquactinics Constellation 7x54W T5-HO fixture with these bulbs: ATI Blue Plus UVL Super Actinic ATI Pro Color ATI Aquablue GE 6500K Daylight ATI Blue Plus ATI Aquablue The tank is entirely SPS now (all frags, mostly purchased through the buy/sell forums here) and all appear to be doing great and growing nicely. I prefer the color (spectrum) emitted from this setup better than my 2x150W 16k MH setup, though I admit I do miss the shimmer that metal halide provides.
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