Lighting
- Thread starter Purevil21
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Zer0
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No. Not with T5's. You will hardly see a raise in temperature, and if you do at all, it will be negligible. Maybe a degree or a degree and a half.. if even that. I wouldn't worry about it at all.
I had the 48" Nova Extreme Pro over my 55G and i didn't see any temperature changes at all actually. It was always at a constant 79*. I did not have fans running over the tank or anything like that either. T5's do not put out much heat at all.
I had the 48" Nova Extreme Pro over my 55G and i didn't see any temperature changes at all actually. It was always at a constant 79*. I did not have fans running over the tank or anything like that either. T5's do not put out much heat at all.
177ichael
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What are you using now and how are your tank temps?
PrettyFishies
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Go for it. That's enough light and the T5's are great at running cool./
I upgraded my lights with a retro DIY using 4x80 t5's from VHO's that came with the tank. Now, VHO's run hot and there was one fan, I installed two with the new lights. Initially had a problem keeping temp up! On a warm day at that. Big difference. I honestly question if I need both fans at all.
I upgraded my lights with a retro DIY using 4x80 t5's from VHO's that came with the tank. Now, VHO's run hot and there was one fan, I installed two with the new lights. Initially had a problem keeping temp up! On a warm day at that. Big difference. I honestly question if I need both fans at all.
