Week 22: Reef tank lighting: What’s on our tanks? The T5 LED Hybrid! | 52 Weeks of Reefing #BRS160
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http://brs.li/BRS160_Week22 It's Week 22, and today we are diving into the final part of our 5 episode lighting mini-series where we are discovering which light may be best for the BRS 160. Follow along as we explore hybrid reef lighting, and show you what we'd use on our tanks! So what would you choose? T5 Only LED Only Metal Halide Only T5/Halide Hybrid T5/LED Hybrid Let us know in the comments area down below! The setup we decided to run was 2 Kessil AP700's and four 5 foot T5 bulbs: 2 Azure, and 2 Super Actinic. *Legal Stuff* The purpose and content of this video is to provide general information regarding the products and their applications as presented in the video. Aquatic sales solutions, inc. And its officers, directors, employees and agents disclaim all express or implied warranties, in any way, related to the products and their application as presented in this video, make no representation or warranty regarding the products and the application as presented in this video and shall not be liable for any direct or indirect losses or damages of any type, including but not limited to punitive damages, or from personal injury or death resulting from or in any manner related to the video, and the products in and contents of the video. The viewer expressly agrees that aquatic sales solutions, inc. And its officers, directors, employees and agents shall not be liable for any damages or losses related to the products in and content of the video and hereby agrees to hold the foregoing harmless from any such losses or damages.
We currently have 4x ATI Blue Plus bulbs for the T5s and our Kessils are probably in the 18K-20K range at around 35% max during mid day. :-)
10. comment for Week 22: Reef tank lighting: What’s on our tanks? The T5 LED Hybrid! | 52 Weeks of Reefing #BRS160
-Randy
I've made my own (current ic loop with 2 dual t5 hybrid light set up) can you help me with the leds power? i currently have the IC on 45% white 75% blues and 20% for both red and green. i dont have a par meter nor lux. so im not sure how strong i should have my ic system. Any info would be much appreciated.
Thanks for your response! It should work for my setup except I will probably do 48" Hamilton retros rather than 60". Keep up the great work!
20. comment for Week 22: Reef tank lighting: What’s on our tanks? The T5 LED Hybrid! | 52 Weeks of Reefing #BRS160
Keep the series coming!
http://www.bulkreefsupply.com/ati-48-led-t5-powermodule-hybrid.html
30. comment for Week 22: Reef tank lighting: What’s on our tanks? The T5 LED Hybrid! | 52 Weeks of Reefing #BRS160
Thank you so much that's very good to know . I am thinking I may go with he hood set up over my tank. Thank you all so much. Makes me want to do it to match my custom stand like you all did.
Thank you so much for the input , now I am like 80% on going on a hood on my rimless tank. With your retro on your hood with T5 / and the AP700 's do you have it vented at all, or with a circulation fan in it?
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50. comment for Week 22: Reef tank lighting: What’s on our tanks? The T5 LED Hybrid! | 52 Weeks of Reefing #BRS160
I believe we used this one: http://www.bulkreefsupply.com/ap700-hanging-kit.html
Thinking of this option, but I assume you don't want to mount the T5's under the leds? My only option I think is to mount them towards the back half of the canopy and not sure if the light would reach all parts of the tank that way?
Thanks,
Michael from Stillwater MN
I am want to have 3to 5 sps and lps corals with mushrooms and polyps and zoos and softies..
E.g. 3sps... 1 Plate ! 2 acros
2 frog spawn and hammer
Softies, mushroom, polyps and zoos...
So is the light beneficial ?
And can it help the lps and sps ?
https://youtu.be/17MSaGIwfuI
https://youtu.be/sLo5u2BGG9s
To sum it up an hour or so of video in a couple sentences T5 provides a diffused light that almost eliminates shadowing with an even intensity and known spectrum. Led is a single point of light with a ton of advantages but easily shadowed, and spectrum isn't as well understood.
Remember all of these lighting sources work this series was about understanding how LEDs , halides and T5 work so we can maximize success with each as well as combine the technologies for optimal results.
cant wait til there's coral in the tank
http://www.bulkreefsupply.com/t5-dimmable-ballast-24w-39w-ati.html
http://www.bulkreefsupply.com/t5-dimmable-ballast-54w-ati.html
Lighting: 10-Very soft and not distracting. Very little reflections of lighting equipment seen on products.
Editing: 10. Great timing between product shots and shots of Host.
Audio: 8. Great isolation of the host's voice.
Direction: 10. A standard of quality all PR and marketing departments of this industry should follow.
Also just sold me on starting a reef tank.
What happened to the firefish?
Excited for next week.
http://www.bulkreefsupply.com/mounting-leg-set-giesemann-1.html
http://www.bulkreefsupply.com/mounting-leg-set-giesemann.html
I have noticed a huge difference in my sps in the fact that there are polys all over now as apposed to the underside being bare, T5 is by far the best, but with the combo of LED it for me = Gold Standard!
I'm fully in the T5 - Halide camp if cost is no object, but I've had great success adding supplemental T5's to previously LED only customer aquariums.
stand
Im running a XR30w and 2 ATI T5 units, the results are uncanning!
Looking forward to more livestock ,
Keep it up BRS team, you all rock!
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