New Aqualight T5 No

[panboy]

I have been looking to add a bit more light to my tank, and i ran into these double bulb aqualight t5 NO strip lights. they seem like they just came out and look pretty decent, especially for the price.
anyone used them, opinions?

http/www.bigalsonline.com/catalog/produc...id1=1843;pcid2=

 

[George Farmer]

36" and only 21 Watts doesn't sound right for T5. Am I missing something?

 

[panboy]

haha, well what I noticed is that they are NO. The fixtures like TEK and Nova are HO.

 

[kamel_007]

What about violet lights for fresh water??

anyone advice?

 

[panboy]

What about violet lights for fresh water??

anyone advice?

violet? where did you see this?

 

[George Farmer]

haha, well what I noticed is that they are NO. The fixtures like TEK and Nova are HO.

NO T5. That defeats the whole objective of T5, it's not even as high output as T8 and I imagine the tubes aren't commonly available.

 

[panboy]

NO T5. That defeats the whole objective of T5, it's not even as high output as T8 and I imagine the tubes aren't commonly available.

Good point. I have found a few sites with the bulbs, so I am not to concerend about that. My main concern... money.

I am trying to upgrade my lighting a bit, only a bit. I have a 96w over a 46g (about 2wpg), and I am trying to get to around 3wpg. I dont want to add another 96w, because then I am getting into really serious lighting.
These double bulb fixtures are only 45$ at bigals, and it would put me at exactly 3wpg.

Unless there is another combination that I havent seen, this seems to work best for me.
Idea would be 4 36w CF bulbs, but I cant find any fixture with that.

 

[George Farmer]

What size tank is it?

 

[panboy]

its a 46US gallon 36" long tank