lighting questions

[playa0069u]

ok this is in NO WAY offensive but why are you telling me this perp lol. so the t5 bulbs i find arent the t5 bulbs your talking about. the t5 your talking about are the High output?

[lReef lKeeper]

if your T5 bulbs are under 24" then they are NOT High Output T5's. the T5's most people in the hobby use are the High Output ones. if you are going for a reef ... the High Output ones are HIGHLY recommended !!

[perpetual98]

Sorry, re-reading your post, I missed your question. Yes, the bulbs that you have are T5.

The numbers in there (T5, T8, T12) each stand for 1/8 of an inch. A T5 bulb is 5/8 of an inch, a T8 is 1" etc.

Eric

[playa0069u]

k but can the N/O ones be over 24 "? or are the ones over 24" always HO. N/p perp i thought u were trying to sell the light or something lol

[playa0069u]

ok SOOOOOOO for a 10 gallon nano that originated as a fowlr. it will have shrooms, kenya, and xenia and the button polyps I already have. should I go with the 20" 1x96W CF hood w/ Quad 50/50 -Square Pin or should I get the 20" 1x28W Coralife Aqualight hood w/ 50/50 -Square Pin? do I really need 96 watts for those low light coral? there is a massive price difference lol which is why I am asking.

[dakar]

k but can the N/O ones be over 24 "? or are the ones over 24" always HO.

NO/HO are available in a myriad of length's over 24"... below 24" will generally be T8's, think there may be some shorter T12's around.

ok SOOOOOOO for a 10 gallon nano that originated as a fowlr. it will have shrooms, kenya, and xenia and the button polyps I already have. should I go with the 20" 1x96W CF hood w/ Quad 50/50 -Square Pin or should I get the 20" 1x28W Coralife Aqualight hood w/ 50/50 -Square Pin? do I really need 96 watts for those low light coral? there is a massive price difference lol which is why I am asking.

For us, a 96w quad over a 10g tank worked very well, obviously closer to 4X the light of the 28w deal... with a little patience you can get the 96w quad in a retro kit (including all the tube, wiring and workhorse 5 ballast) for around $20-30 on eBay... even with a cobbled together reflector the light is great. That's my nickel worth.

[Fatman]

Theres a post around where dakar shows how to make a 70 or 75watt HQI for your small tanks using a ballast from online, and a light casing from home depot.
All usually for under 130 to 150$.

[playa0069u]

ok but do I need that much light for the corals I listed, or can i go with the smaller one?