High Output T5 lighting

[valice]

JC, i have a 2ft NO T5. The wattage is only 13W and not 14W.

And apparently, the light kelvin is 6400K and not 6500K. Not sure whether I am correct regarding the spectrum.

[solonavi]

Hi valice, I read that some NO T5 came in 13W also. Not sure myself.

Anyway, whether its 13w or 14w, its still an easy way for us layman to determine if its NO or HO.

Cheers
JC

[solonavi]

Minus the green peak. The book mentions red and blue only. Personally, though many people had mentioned that the blue peak will encourage algae, I find the red peak too 'hot' and makes the tank looks unnatural. My PL is bluish now and all seems ok. If switching to T5, would be looking for peaks at blue+red... How many Kelvin is that??

Think found your ideal T5 from Arcadia.


http://www.arcadia-uk.info/news.php?...=8&lan=en&id=5

Cheers
JC

[Justikanz]

Arcadia... Where to find? My PL unit is screwing up and I think I got to have the T5s before CNY liao...

[solonavi]

Their local distributor listed on their webbie is;

YI HU FISH FARM TRADING
71 Jalan Lekar, Agrotechnology Park, Sungei Tengah, Singapore 698950
tel. : 0065 6766 7087 fax. : 0065 6764 7077

I know http://www.eaquanature.com (a local online store mainly for marine) also carries Arcadia products, u can try contact Edmund also.

If all fails, guess u need to import urself liao.

Hope these helps.
JC

[solonavi]

http://www.arcadia-uk.info/retail_lo...n=en&sub=&id=2

Lots of reseller in Singapore.

Cheers
JC

[valice]

Their local distributor listed on their webbie is;

YI HU FISH FARM TRADING
71 Jalan Lekar, Agrotechnology Park, Sungei Tengah, Singapore 698950
tel. : 0065 6766 7087 fax. : 0065 6764 7077

isn't Yi Hu == Qian Hu? One of its subsi?
But as all distributors, it prob wun try to undercut its downline of resellers, so wun be cheap to get from them.

[Justikanz]

Thanks! Need to go light hunting after the Christmas holidays!

[ccs]

Can also try petmart plug and play T5 available there too.

[solonavi]

If I'm not wrong, petmart is selling AquaZ's T5 tubes?

http://www.aquaz.org/T5_Lighting_Main.htm

JC

[ccs]

Just wondering ?Is the e ballast for t5 smaller than the normal e ballast available?Or anyone have comparison picture of the two.

[greenie]

I'm too thinking of switching to T5 systems. Current setup is 2 x 55w + 6 x 36w for a 4x2x2ft. Think of getting 4 or 6 T5 54w.

After searching all over found that osram produces such a tube for 6500k.
They label their product as Lumilux T5 HO. As usual 24W/39W/54w for 2ft/3ft/4ft respectively> For 5ft is 49w and 80w. Also product code must be 865 type with the x65 represents the the kelvin rating of 6500k. Don't get 830,840 etc as it is also available. But dunno available locally.

Some guys from another site tried to buy some PL tubes from them directly but was not allowed. Their distibutor is Penta Lightings :

Address here:

Penta Lighting Pte Ltd
32 Ang Mo Kio Industrial Park 2 #06-15/16
Sing Industrial Complex, Singapore 569510

Tel: (65) 6484 9000 | Fax: (65) 6484 6636
Email: [email protected]

Anyone here free can go to the shop to enquire the T5 tubes? Philips and GE also make T5 but only the 49W/830 types. Aquaz lighting anyone tried to get?

Click here for benefit of T5 : Osram High Output T5

Hope someone can help check it out for the benefit of all.