added some t-5s

Tru2nr · 08-03-2008, 04:31 PM

so i ended up when i went to the LFS to buy two new 55w PC's lights i came home with 2 54w t-5's and retro'd them into my canopy with individual reflectors....im thinking i may have to get another reflector to cover the back part of the tank as i see there is a heck of alot of light coming out that way as you can see in the last pic there is a huge glare on the top half which is from the bulbs

next on the list is to end up getting 2 or 3 more t-5 bulbs probably will only end up being two bulbs though as the ballast only holds up to 2 bulbs

Witfull · 08-03-2008, 05:17 PM

cool score~love DIY projects.

Tru2nr · 08-04-2008, 12:28 PM

yeah im waiting for the bulb in the 96w to go dead only a month old or so then i can take the ballast from that itsa workhorse 5 and i'll be able to throw it in to atleast one more t-5 might wait for christmas tho and get a ballast that will run 3 bulbs im thinking im going to have to add a solid peice of plywood in the top part of the canopy to keep all of the light in the tank

08-03-2008, 04:31 PM	#1 (permalink)
Tru2nr Reef Lobster Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,473 View Gallery Karma Komment	added some t-5s so i ended up when i went to the LFS to buy two new 55w PC's lights i came home with 2 54w t-5's and retro'd them into my canopy with individual reflectors....im thinking i may have to get another reflector to cover the back part of the tank as i see there is a heck of alot of light coming out that way as you can see in the last pic there is a huge glare on the top half which is from the bulbs next on the list is to end up getting 2 or 3 more t-5 bulbs probably will only end up being two bulbs though as the ballast only holds up to 2 bulbs __________________ :My 55g Chronical of addiction Take 2... Mistakes Have been made in the past.....still trying to clean up from them in the present....mistakes will be made in the future.....so what do we do?...... we party until we make another mistake!!!! WARNING: Corals in Tank, Add Crabs at own risk

08-04-2008, 12:28 PM	#3 (permalink)
Tru2nr Reef Lobster Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,473 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: added some t-5s yeah im waiting for the bulb in the 96w to go dead only a month old or so then i can take the ballast from that itsa workhorse 5 and i'll be able to throw it in to atleast one more t-5 might wait for christmas tho and get a ballast that will run 3 bulbs im thinking im going to have to add a solid peice of plywood in the top part of the canopy to keep all of the light in the tank __________________ :My 55g Chronical of addiction Take 2... Mistakes Have been made in the past.....still trying to clean up from them in the present....mistakes will be made in the future.....so what do we do?...... we party until we make another mistake!!!! WARNING: Corals in Tank, Add Crabs at own risk

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