T6 Lighting,,,

[BigIan]

do the ty6 tubes actually work??? they claim to offer 40% more than a standard t8 tube but it all seems a bit snake oily to me

 

[three-fingers]

Yeah, i'm very interested in this too, i was thinking about replacing my really old original freshwater acadia 20watt t8
tube with this Spectrum Grow 24" t6 tube .

Or does anyone think that a hagen floragro or an ADA NA 20w lamp would be better .

 

[methodmza_uk]

i went for a T6 tube to replace my standard one for the time being until i get my luminaire. Seems good so far, plants are growing really well. Been in for about a week so far.

 

[George Farmer]

Yeah, i'm very interested in this too, i was thinking about replacing my really old original freshwater acadia 20watt t8
tube with this Spectrum Grow 24" t6 tube .

Or does anyone think that a hagen floragro or an ADA NA 20w lamp would be better .

The T6 do seem a good option. I've not seen them in action so can't comment on their "40% more light" claim, although it does sound ambitious, especially compared with modern full-spectrum T8s like the Interpet Daylight Plus.

The Hagen Flora-Glo has a very orange rendition, not to my personal taste.

The ADA NA T8 I expect to be very nice and worth a try if they fit your light unit, they are about 20mm shorter than regular 18/20w T8s.

 

[Miss Wiggle]

sounds good doesn't it hun, i say we get a couple in the new year for oscars tank and give them a try

 

[nry]

The Realux T6 tubes offer 11,000K as opposed to the usual 6-7000K-ish of T8s. I am guessing this is where the 40% extra output claim comes from.

All I know is that they certainly brightened up my Juwel tank over a T8, though not by a huge amount in comparison with a decent T8 tube (e.g. Interpet Daylight Plus).

I did get a noticeable algae increase with the Realux tube though, so I ended up cutting my lighting period down to cope with it. Could be to do with the K difference, not entirely sure!

 

[George Farmer]

The Realux T6 tubes offer 11,000K as opposed to the usual 6-7000K-ish of T8s. I am guessing this is where the 40% extra output claim comes from.

All I know is that they certainly brightened up my Juwel tank over a T8, though not by a huge amount in comparison with a decent T8 tube (e.g. Interpet Daylight Plus).

I did get a noticeable algae increase with the Realux tube though, so I ended up cutting my lighting period down to cope with it. Could be to do with the K difference, not entirely sure!

K is colour temp. It is not related to intensity.

 

[Aeropars]

I used one of these but i think it was more to do with it was like a daylight bulb rather than anything else. It had the appearence of bright light but i guess the jury is still out on the amount brighter they are.

 

[three-fingers]

The ADA NA T8 I expect to be very nice and worth a try if they fit your light unit, they are about 20mm shorter than regular 18/20w T8s.

Thanks George, I'll probably go with the ADA one when i get the money(i just got a job at the lfs though so i have more to spend on my future planted tank and my current!).
But when you say its 20mm shorter, do you think if i were to buy the 24" one it would fit in the place where my current 24" tube is? I guess I'll just have to try it to find out though .

 

[George Farmer]

But when you say its 20mm shorter, do you think if i were to buy the 24" one it would fit in the place where my current 24" tube is? I guess I'll just have to try it to find out though .

Depends on your light unit. Is it a fixed length or do you have end caps on cables? If fixed i.e. Juwel light bar, then they won't fit.

 

[three-fingers]

It's a fixed length so i'll go for the t6's . Thanks .