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harif87 · 02-15-2007, 05:16 PM

I looked around for a thread like this but i couldnt find one with the details i was looking for. Anyways, ATM im running 4x65 watt PC lights over a 55 gallon tank with mostly softies. However its time for a lighting upgrade so i can start to concentrate on some LPS & SPS. So

i was considering T5's when i realized that VHOs are also an alternative. My question is what are the advatages that one has over the other. I know the general advantages of T5s but i dont know that much about VHO's. Can i run a tank with SPS with VHOs alone? I was thinking of somewhere along the lines of a 4x110 watt bulbs over a 55.

Also i know VHOs are older, but are they outdated just because they dont look as cool? Plz someone enlighten me on this lighting dilemma.

02-15-2007, 05:16 PM	#1
harif87 Minor Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Age: 21 Posts: 995	VHOs vs T5 I looked around for a thread like this but i couldnt find one with the details i was looking for. Anyways, ATM im running 4x65 watt PC lights over a 55 gallon tank with mostly softies. However its time for a lighting upgrade so i can start to concentrate on some LPS & SPS. So i was considering T5's when i realized that VHOs are also an alternative. My question is what are the advatages that one has over the other. I know the general advantages of T5s but i dont know that much about VHO's. Can i run a tank with SPS with VHOs alone? I was thinking of somewhere along the lines of a 4x110 watt bulbs over a 55. Also i know VHOs are older, but are they outdated just because they dont look as cool? Plz someone enlighten me on this lighting dilemma. __________________ sorry for beating you senseless "The human torch was denied a bank loan"