All,
I'm looking to buy a T5 luminaire for my new 120x45x60 tank which I'll be setting up in the new year. It will be a high tech planted tank.
I'm currently thinking of the Arcadia OT2 120cm with 4x54w T5. I may not use all 4 bulbs much but the future proofing is good, plus the flexbility to vary bulbs etc. These do however run to around £360.
There are obviously some much cheaper solutions, for example all pond solutions do luminaires for substantially less. They are quite as attractive looking, and from the sketchy photos I have seen it looks like the reflectors aren't quite the same quality (looks like one reflector for all 4 bulbs). For less money APS even do a 6 tube with 4 small LEDS for night time. Reckon 6 tube is huge overkill unless you are gong marine but still, can always leave 2 bulbs out.
Does anyone have experience of either or both, or indeed alternatives (I hear Geisemann are very good with aprice tag to match)?
I'm looking to buy a T5 luminaire for my new 120x45x60 tank which I'll be setting up in the new year. It will be a high tech planted tank.
I'm currently thinking of the Arcadia OT2 120cm with 4x54w T5. I may not use all 4 bulbs much but the future proofing is good, plus the flexbility to vary bulbs etc. These do however run to around £360.
There are obviously some much cheaper solutions, for example all pond solutions do luminaires for substantially less. They are quite as attractive looking, and from the sketchy photos I have seen it looks like the reflectors aren't quite the same quality (looks like one reflector for all 4 bulbs). For less money APS even do a 6 tube with 4 small LEDS for night time. Reckon 6 tube is huge overkill unless you are gong marine but still, can always leave 2 bulbs out.
Does anyone have experience of either or both, or indeed alternatives (I hear Geisemann are very good with aprice tag to match)?