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    Posted: March 03 2010 at 1:04pm
i want to invest in t5 lighting for my fish tank. i want it to be a reef one but not sure what to get.  i have a hood and want the lighting to hang from the hood. please give me ideas of whats good and cheap.
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Whats your budget?
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I would use a retro fit kit from Reefgeek. Depending on tank size I would start with at least 4 bulbs.

You get what you pay for in T5. Finding something used is usually the best choice. The ebay specials are never worth it IMO.
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^ listen to Ryan, I've heard he's the light guru
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Originally posted by Ahanix Ahanix wrote:

^ listen to Ryan, I've heard he's the light guru


I only play one on TV Wink
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I have a 50 gallon and wiukd like to do hard and sort corals
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What are the dimensions of the 50 gallon? 36x18x18?

Check out the links I posted. They will answer a lot of your questions. If the tank is 18" front to back then I would look into running 6 bulbs for coverage.

If you want SPS then you will need a good setup. Something like this would work:
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Its 48 long by 12 deep by 18 tall
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Okay so you will only need 4 bulbs then.


That is what I would do over that tank.
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