DIY T5HO retrofit

[Crush]

I just did a retrofit on my marineland 60g tank, it came with a single 18" t8 in each hood. Now it has 3 T5HO lamps in each.

before


after


and a side by side (t5's on left and t8 on right if you cant tell)


just a little on how I did it

[ptran]

Good job. Looking a lot brighter. You can also choose different color with T5 bulb.

[Crush]

yep, I want to get some lamps better suited for plants. just had some daylight t5ho for now.

[Crush]

any lamp suggestions?

[troy tucker]

It looks great!

[Crush]

thanks...im on the hunt for proper lamps but what iv seen so far will cost me over $60 for 6 lamps.

[ptran]

There are Plant bulb and 10000K bulb for planted tank


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[Crush]

I was looking at agromax bulbs

http://htgsupply.com/Category-T5-Fluorescent

[ptran]

That website has really good price. Most LFS running $20 each.

[Crush]

found an even better deal on some 6500k bulbs

https://www.1000bulbs.com/category/f24t5-high-output-fluorescent-tubes-6500k/

I like how easy it is to search on that site too.

[TattedUpFishGuy]

That's nice! Looks great

[Crush]

my lamps come in tomorrow...whooot

[Crush]

I went with these

https://www.1000bulbs.com/product/2363/FHO-24T5865ECOG.html

only difference I could see at a glance was roughly 120 lumens. cant find a spec sheet on traditional grow lamps or aquarium lamps

[Crush]

Lamps are in and tank looking blue...lol...well blue-ish. Really makes the neon tetras pop

[TattedUpFishGuy]

How about a pic, curious to see how it turned out