Awesome New T5 Lights!

[matt_Frontosa]

Hi All check the New T5 lights out which are awesome new lights that have arrived to nearly all good aquariums everywhere.
It has got to be one of the best lights I have seen.
These light are great for all aquarium uses but it is a superb light for planted tanks and marine as it is very efficient and bright light which are recommended for these kinds of setup.

Here Is a link More about the T5 Light.......
http://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/pfk/...p?article_id=75 (http://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/pfk/pages/show_article.php?article_id=75)

See Your Lfs and ask them to show you how good they are&#33;&#33;&#33; http://www.thefishtank.com.au/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/rolleyes.gif

They will not Disappoint

[leongross]

Hi All check the New T5 lights out which are awesome new lights that have arrived to nearly all good aquariums everywhere.
It has got to be one of the best lights I have seen.
These light are great for all aquarium uses but it is a superb light for planted tanks and marine as it is very efficient and bright light which are recommended for these kinds of setup.

Here Is a link More about the T5 Light.......
http://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/pfk/...p?article_id=75 (http://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/pfk/pages/show_article.php?article_id=75)

See Your Lfs and ask them to show you how good they are&#33;&#33;&#33; http://www.thefishtank.com.au/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/rolleyes.gif

They will not Disappoint[/b]

These are great, but not really new, been out for a few years at least. A reasonable number of these are apparently as good as a metal halide...

[joz]

T5 is actually a diameter size which are thinner than the usual T8.
But yes thinner tubes are more effective than the fat ones.
What you really need to know about is the
1.Lumen output.(brightness)
2.Kelvin(amount)
3.The light spectrum each individual tube puts out.

Here freshwater and marine may vary quite a bit.

[leongross]

Long time since I did physics, but isn&#39;t Kelvin the colour temperature?

[joz]

Long time since I did physics, but isn&#39;t Kelvin the colour temperature?[/b]

Your memory must be better than mine,I think your right.
I was actually wondering if I was going to be picked up on that stuff? http://www.thefishtank.com.au/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/blush.gif

[leongross]

Your memory must be better than mine,I think your right.
I was actually wondering if I was going to be picked up on that stuff? http://www.thefishtank.com.au/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/blush.gif[/b]

Memory gone hey? Must have been all those ciggies as a baby. http://www.thefishtank.com.au/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/blush.gif

Here&#39;s a good article on it: Colour Temperature (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color_temperature)

[joz]

Here&#39;s some more lighting info HERE (http://www.fishlore.com/aquarium_light.htm) http://www.thefishtank.com.au/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif