Saltwater newbie

[Bear85]

Haha ya they are ! It's all really a personal preference, what are you looking for ? What size is your tank

[dgso1036]

I have a 20gal. I want something that I can use for coral but a lot less expensive

[Macscale]

Tao Panels.

[Dee_Dee_fish]

what about T5 lights with acnitic bulbs? You have all answered a lot of my questions. thanks!!

[Big Tex]

Originally Posted by Dee_Dee_fish

what about T5 lights with acnitic bulbs? You have all answered a lot of my questions. thanks!!

nope, t5's wont support much, you want a minimum of 2w/gal so if the t5's are 15w high output bulbs he would need a 4 bulb fixture for a 20g and that gets expensive fast plus replacing all 4 bulbs every 4 months is a pain in the wallet as well.

[BigRedsReefs10]

Originally Posted by Big Tex

nope, t5's wont support much, you want a minimum of 2w/gal so if the t5's are 15w high output bulbs he would need a 4 bulb fixture for a 20g and that gets expensive fast plus replacing all 4 bulbs every 4 months is a pain in the wallet as well.

T5s will support anything you want if you get right unit for the type of tank your looking to have. I love my t5s and honestly if it wasn't for having to replace bulbs 3x a year I would've never switched to LEDs

[Big Tex]

Originally Posted by BigRedsReefs10

T5s will support anything you want if you get right unit for the type of tank your looking to have. I love my t5s and honestly if it wasn't for having to replace bulbs 3x a year I would've never switched to LEDs

Well he was asking about price point, money wise the 120w leds are the way to go IMO

[BigRedsReefs10]

Originally Posted by Big Tex

Well he was asking about price point, money wise the 120w leds are the way to go IMO

I definitely agree way cheaper, I just can't get my LEDs to recreate the color I had with the t5s. Not a real problem as the LEDs do an unbelievable job, and the savings make it well worth getting used to a new look to the tank

[dgso1036]

I've been looking up the Tao lights and think that's probably the way I'll go. Thanks everyone for their input on the lights.