What are you lighting your acro tank with?

[Jeremy Blaze]

All Metal Halide

Metal halide w/ T5

Metal halide w/ VHO

All VHO

All T5

[Jeremy Blaze]

If you voted other, please explain!

[JVHam]

All T5 here. If I did it over I would have done T5 or halide fixture. Because cleaning the bulbs from salt spray is a PITA.

[my2girls]

I voted all T5. I have all T5 on my 75g. I have a 150w MH on my nano. I agree with JVHam, cleaning T5 reflectors sux.

[Jeremy Blaze]

Is that Caillou?

[Just Jim]

I went with the reflux 12k in a lumenbrite mini. Perfect color and good growth. Couldn't be happier....

[suppressivefire]

MH and pc aticinic sp*

[jay24k]

I use all mh with vho. I feel that the vho's look nicer as supplementation than the t-5'. just my personal opinion.

[JMBoehling]

Other:

(04) 54 Watt T5HOs

(02) 10" Solar Tubes (Skylights)

(02) 100 watt Halogen bulbs

[slovan]

Originally posted by jay24k
I use all mh with vho. I feel that the vho's look nicer as supplementation than the t-5'. just my personal opinion.

I agree with you but my fixture comes with T5's so I'm learning to live without the "pop" of the VHO super actinics.

[KEstep]

3 250 watt 12k Reeflux in 2 Lumenarc and 1 Lumenbright reflectors, 2 54 watt t5 actinics and 2 80watt t5 actinics.

[nwrogers]

Originally posted by jay24k
I use all mh with vho. I feel that the vho's look nicer as supplementation than the t-5'. just my personal opinion.

Me too! Nothing like VHO super actinics IMO...

[checkinhawk]

old school two 48"vho for actinics(i agree the pop more than T5 actinics) and three DE 250w MH with 14K bulbs

[manosdr]

I use in my 100 g reef 8X54 watts T5 by ATI and I am very pleased...

[2crazyreefers]

My 180 sps - 2/250 hqi ocean lights on ends and a dual infinity 400 watter in the center.

My 75 sps - Marineland 4 bulb T5 hood. Just cant believe the color and growth out of this one. My ORA (2) and 1 cali tort colonys are much deeper blue since I took them out of the 180 and put them in this tank two months ago.

[SPStoner]

125 cube 3 x250w DE Aquaconnects and 2xVHO Super Actinic

70 tall - 1x400w Radium and 2xPC actinic- PFO pendant

40 gal prop tank - 1x400wSE Aquaconnect and 2xPC Actinic- PFO pendant

70 Corner - 1x 250w Phoenix DE and 4xT5's (actinic and blues)- Current USA fixture


I voted for the MH and VHO as that is my favorite combo.

[ThaNgBOm321]

6 t5 on 4' and 1 400 water over 2'

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[my2girls]

Originally posted by Jeremy Blaze
Is that Caillou?

Yeah. My kids love that show.


IMO T5 will only increase in popularity. Besides the efficiency and heat factors, new bulbs keep coming out, making it easier to get the look you want by trying different combos. Now if they would only shimmer...

[Robert Patterso]

1 400w Aquaconnect 14k in a lumenacr lll. New tank will be lit with 2 400w Radiums in large Lumenbrite reflectors. No supplemental lighting. At least a first.

[Lo0seR]

I use all mh with vho. I feel that the vho's look nicer as supplementation than the t-5'. just my personal opinion.

Ditto for me as well, have tried T-5's combo halide on a smaller tank. Once my 150 was finished went with the VHO look and all I have to say is "ain't broke dont fix" so unless LED's is the second coming in looks I'm sticking with this combo.

[Jorgens]

I voted all Mh, but I have 4x 96w PC actinics as well.

Just switched to reeflux 12k and am fighting some browning and bleaching problems. hoping that helps.