Light fixture question

Could I use T5's on a T8 light fixture? Would save me about $100.

I doubt it unless you change the ballast out for t5s.

Dang....Fixtures for T5's are expensive.

Yup payed $400 for my six bulb.

Holy cow! I found one for $129.95 w/shipping for 4 bulbs.

Remember though you get what you pay for to.

True, but they're lights...cmon. Unless you can harvest the sun i think the anemones will be aight

What brand are they?

Odyssea

Should be ok. I have read that the ballast arent all that great though.

Ill prob have to order in a month since they are $130. I thought I could just buy the bulbs sep and put them in my reg fixture.

trust me phil im in the same boat as you, keep checking out craigslist ive found some cheap light set ups.

I have, I'm not paying $200 for "used" lights with 2 months left of lights. Been looking for a while. I gave up.

phil no on teh T8's in T5 fixture. how deep is the tank, and how long is the tank?

standard 55 tank

im starting to get discouraged too.

tim wrote:

im starting to get discouraged too.

And then people try to sell their "complete SW setup" for $500. Or, when bought individually, the lights are $200....
Ebay is the best bet!

lol trust me i know what you mean. nothing is better then someone wanting 120 bucks for a 20g fw set up

phil here is teh fixture i have on my 90, it was on my 55 before that. look around for pricing on it although the price here isnt all that bad i am sure you can find it cheaper.

http://www.toofishy.com/product.php?productid=80405&cat=714&page=1

LOL $269! Too bad I'm not made of money. I'll just go ahead and get the cheap $130 one and hopefully itll last.

@Tim, you mean $300 for a 12gallon biocube. LOL

yes biocubes are stupid lol

heres the lamps i use on all my tanks so far
http://www.catalinaaquarium.com/index.php?cPath=71_136&osCsid=65c3343c9bea94015c4d3cf2ec818277

they have a 5 year warranty on the ballast, american made, and if you call them they will customize it for you.

philuponthepho wrote:

LOL $269! Too bad I'm not made of money. I'll just go ahead and get the cheap $130 one and hopefully itll last.

@Tim, you mean $300 for a 12gallon biocube. LOL

My bio cube14 with the stand was only $180 w/ free shipping.
It's better than any other tank I have. Very compact and has everything
you need from lights to 3 stage filtration and surface and protein skimmer.

i would trade this 72" 3x175 watt metal halide for this:

http://www.catalinaaquarium.com/product_info.php?cPath=71_136&products_id=1506&osCsid=65c3343c9bea94015c4d3cf2ec818277

LMAO

nitty wrote:

philuponthepho wrote:

LOL $269! Too bad I'm not made of money. I'll just go ahead and get the cheap $130 one and hopefully itll last.

@Tim, you mean $300 for a 12gallon biocube. LOL

My bio cube14 with the stand was only $180 w/ free shipping.
It's better than any other tank I have. Very compact and has everything
you need from lights to 3 stage filtration and surface and protein skimmer.

Believe it or not..people try to sell their biocubes for that much $$ on craigslist.