Convert T8 Lighting To T5?

[aly_starh]

I'm going to be setting up a marine tank soon and will be keeping some easy corals. My current hood is the Jewel Monolux 60 wich currently houses 1x 15W T8 tube. This is not nearly enough as to what i will need in he future, so i need to know how to change it.

Is there a large Watted T8 tube that might be ok or do i definetly have to change it to T5. If so, how?

~Betta_246

 

[aly_starh]

BUMP

 

[Spanerman]

You just bumped a 75min old thread, its good policy to wait for the thread to drop off the first, if not second page of the forum until bumping.



Sam.

 

[seffieuk]

Hi betta, you really don't have to bump in the marine areas, we will always find you don't worry

If the tank was mine i would replace the ibar and fit t5 - it's not that expensive, then later if you want more lights you can either add another ibar, metal halides or LEDs

Seffie x

 

[aly_starh]

is this ok http/www.deslamps.co.uk/t8-18-watt-10000...ube-p-2001.html

 

[seffieuk]

Well Betta if you want corals, sorry can't remember if you do, then you will need T5 at the least imo and the tubes will need to be marine white and a marine blue

If you are having a fish only tank, then the t8s will be fine, however i would change the tubes to marine

seffie x



http/www.charterhouse-aquatics.co.uk/cat...047bf479bd669e5

 

[Buddyboy67]

LOOK FOR WHITE TUBES WITH A 10000K RATING MARKED ON THEM

dunno what i did there,lol...went all big and formal,lol...

 

[Truck]

your best bet is to make your own hood and add 2 tubes

 

[Buddyboy67]

some fantastic little plug and play canopies out there now, even with combined small halides if required...can be costly though

 

[aly_starh]

Ok, so im going to get a 10000k T8 , and also 2 power compact t5's!

~Betta_246