Wanted: 48inch light

[50cal17]

i am looking for a 48inch light for my 75g let me know what you have and price text or call 832 359 7268

[aggrocichlidfan]

I have a dual bulb for 50

[Ballinxalex]

I have a 48 in pc lightfixture no bulbs 40

[vinc]

I have a 48" 4 x t5 fixture. Let me know if you're interested. I can send you a price

[Chris360]

I got one, its a Coralife T8 twin bulb with 2 white lights and two extra brand new actinic bulbs

[Iam8424]

Text me 2092416951 i need a 48" t5 as well

[50cal17]

is this a good light for the price http://www.aquatraders.com/48-inch-4...re-p/52305.htm

[eklikewhoa]

Aquatraders makes decent chinese knockoffs of some of our popular brand names.

[50cal17]

so is it good for the price

[Complexity]

It only mentioned "reflector" so it appears to have one reflector for all 4 bulbs which isn't the best, but it should still work good. If it's for a planted tank, you'll have to swap out the actinic lamps for something in the 6000K range, but the price is low enough to cover for that.

I'm not sure what you want the fixture for, but my 75g and 90g tanks have TEK fixtures that are very similar. They're T5HO 4x54W, and I paid a high price tag for mine. The only difference I can see is that the TEK has individual reflectors and can be hung. I don't know anything about ballasts so I can't judge that, but given the price difference, I'd say this fixture looks like a good deal.

[eklikewhoa]

Yeah it's fairly decent.

[Complexity]

so is it good for the price

I think so.

[eklikewhoa]

Kiko just recieved a 4xT5HO 24" for his tank and even though it's not individual reflectors which would be more ideal the amount of light the thing produces is really good for about 1/5 of the price it would have been to go with a tek light. If you are on a budget it's well worth it and if you ever want you could upgrade to individual reflectors and still come out cheaper than a TEK.


Just my observation.

[Complexity]

Noticed this one comment in the review section:

Great price for this fixture, but I guess the wiring engineer is not a hobbyist because in my 20 years as a reefer I have never seen both bulbs from the same ballast wired in side by side? You can' t stagger the bulbs (wh/bl/wh/bl) which gives even light coverage and not enough slack in wiring to move, had to re-wire one end cap. With that said I will still order more and simply re-wire.

Normally, the lights should be wired with an inside/outside arrangement, not a front/back arrangement, but I honestly don't think that's a big deal either. Apparently, you can rewire it if it bothered you.

[Complexity]

Kiko just recieved a 4xT5HO 24" for his tank and even though it's not individual reflectors which would be more ideal the amount of light the thing produces is really good for about 1/5 of the price it would have been to go with a tek light. If you are on a budget it's well worth it and if you ever want you could upgrade to individual reflectors and still come out cheaper than a TEK.


Just my observation.

+1

And I have TEK fixtures.