New t8's?

[Sharklover]

Have a t8 17 watt 24" is there a coral i can get now?i used to have t5's and i was told no but how bout a low light coral now?

 

[pokmijn]

Who said you can't have corals under t5? I haven't seen coral tanks with t8 before.

 

[EriksFish315]

I have a 4 bulb t5 with mushrooms zoas a Duncan and a brain coral and all are doing great. Whoever said you can't have corals under t5 was misleading you an keep a lot of corals but not all.

 

[Sniperhank]

I don't know anything about t8...but i know with t5ho you can keep anything your heart desires...as long as you have enough bulbs. The 6 and 8 bulb units should be more than enough for sps. I have a monti under my 4 bulb unit, but he is very close to the top.

 

[Sharklover]

No i went from 1 t5 to 1 t8

 

[spoonman]

I think you went in the wrong direction. Isn't t5 stronger than t8?

 

[EriksFish315]

I think yes they put out more lumens per watts. So you can get more power with less bulbs.

 

[EriksFish315]

No i went from 1 t5 to 1 t8

That could be why people are saying you cant have corals you could need more bulbs. Maybe a4 bulb unit. Even a dual bulb would be better.

What size tank do you have?

 

[Sharklover]

37 and the guy said it should be brighter but all they had was blue so i cant really tell if its brighter but would i be able to get away with putting like 1 low light need coral very high up in the tank?

 

[spoonman]

You can get a decent 4 bulb t5 for right around $100. I would do that if you want to keep corals.

 

[Sniperhank]

Just as a heads up, check what bulb size the unit takes. I ran into an issue with a coralife 4 bulb t5 I got. Great unit...but it uses a 31 watt bulb! Only coralife makes these bulbs...which means you can't use some of the great bulbs like fiji purples.

 

[Sharklover]

Well no i dont want to go get new lights just for them but can i have one with this?btw its 17watt 24"t8 i dnt remember if i said that already

 

[pokmijn]

I don't think any coral will be happy under that light. Like everyone else is saying get some pc/t5/mh/led if you want corals and save your self a headache.