lights

[jntmcduffie]

T5ho or compact fluorcent lights what is better for my 30 gal tank 19" deep
T5ho has 4 bulbs 24w each 2 10000k white and 2 10000k blue
cf light has 1 65w white and 1 65w blue w/2 led moon lights.

looking at growing coral and just starting out...

any idea on whitch is better for tank.

thanks
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[kgross]

Does the T5 setup have good individual reflectors? If yes, the T5 wins hands down.

If not they will be close, but I would still say go with the t5 you have more choices in bulbs since you have 4 you can swap out, and should get just about the same amount of light.

Kim

 

[darklcd]

The t5s are better lights to go with not necessarly because of the light but the cost, longevity ect. With a 19" tank and 4 t5s for what you are looking for it would be great. I just went though the same thing with my 25 gal and its 22" deep. If you want to just stick with basic softies and maybe a few lps then the 4 bulb t5 would be my choice for sure.

I was thinking about this about a week ago and I was thinking t5 or pc or mh. Read a lot on here too there is lots of info thats what I did and in the end for what I needed I went with the Metal halid w/ 2 t5s to get the best of both worlds.

if you are just looking for a nice starter light and some basic corals then t5s are great lights.

IMO of course there are people that sware by pc lighting and thats fine I have just found that t5s are a little better for what I was looking for