Super_Blueberry
Aquarium Advice FINatic
I'm in the process of replacing my stock t8 fixtures to t5's. I was planning on starting off with four 14 watt bulbs (56 watts total), which on my 55g would bring me to the 1:1 ratio. Then I thought I might be able to replace 2 of the bulbs with some 28 watt HO's, and with the other 2 at 14 watts, I'd have 86 watts, closer to a 1.5:1 ratio. Now I have read a couple comments on other threads that the watts per gallon rule is essentially thrown out the window when using t5's, so I'm back to square one.
So what is the 'general' rule of thumb to lighting with t5's?
So what is the 'general' rule of thumb to lighting with t5's?