Lighting problems

RageQuit · 03-25-2012, 04:30 AM

Hey guys sooo i have a 20 gallon with a bunch if med light plants so i was wondering what is stroger and better 2 fixutre that has 4x13 watt cfl or 2 fixture with 2 t5 6500k thats 18" i believe 20 watss each so you think its good to mix th up like cfl and t5 or both t5 or both cfl
Thank youuu

cradleoffilthfan · 03-25-2012, 06:21 AM

I would go T5's all the way. They are just a better light IMO

RageQuit · 03-25-2012, 11:17 AM

But if i use t5s only thats gonna be 30 watts in total which is 1.5 wpg? Is that stilll considered med light?

EnigmaticGuppy92 · 03-25-2012, 12:17 PM

the wpg rule doesnt really work all that well for t5 bulbs you would probs be ok but make sure you can raise them if need be

RageQuit · 03-25-2012, 06:54 PM

Raise them? What happens i dot taise them?? Cuz right now theyre sitting on top of my glass canopy :S and theyre 2 seperate fixtures

**Hoppy** · 03-25-2012, 10:42 PM

How much light you will get with the T5HO lights depends entirely on how good the reflectors are and whether they use real HO ballasts that drive the bulbs to full HO power. What lights do you have?

03-25-2012, 04:30 AM	#1
RageQuit Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Canada! Posts: 7	Lighting problems Hey guys sooo i have a 20 gallon with a bunch if med light plants so i was wondering what is stroger and better 2 fixutre that has 4x13 watt cfl or 2 fixture with 2 t5 6500k thats 18" i believe 20 watss each so you think its good to mix th up like cfl and t5 or both t5 or both cfl Thank youuu

03-25-2012, 12:17 PM	#4
EnigmaticGuppy92 Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: England Posts: 525	the wpg rule doesnt really work all that well for t5 bulbs you would probs be ok but make sure you can raise them if need be __________________ 40 gallon dirt tank 1 Baby Bearded Dragon Abberant Hypo Tangerine Leopard Gecko Normal Leopard Gecko Super hypo tangerine baldy carrot tail leopard gecko Exoterra planted terrarium 2 whites tree frogs

03-25-2012, 10:42 PM	#6
Hoppy Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (52/100%) Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 17,199	How much light you will get with the T5HO lights depends entirely on how good the reflectors are and whether they use real HO ballasts that drive the bulbs to full HO power. What lights do you have? __________________ Hoppy

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03-25-2012, 06:21 AM	#2
cradleoffilthfan Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1/100%) Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Eureka, California Posts: 323	I would go T5's all the way. They are just a better light IMO

03-25-2012, 11:17 AM	#3
RageQuit Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Canada! Posts: 7	But if i use t5s only thats gonna be 30 watts in total which is 1.5 wpg? Is that stilll considered med light?

03-25-2012, 06:54 PM	#5
RageQuit Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Canada! Posts: 7	Raise them? What happens i dot taise them?? Cuz right now theyre sitting on top of my glass canopy :S and theyre 2 seperate fixtures