If you had a choice

[zigis]

If you had the choice to pick a setup which would you go with. This is for a 180 gallon 6'x2'x2' tank. With pressurized CO2


1. 6 lights at 54 watts each T5 HO set up
2. 4 lights at 110 watts each VHO icecap setup
3. 4 lights at 96 watts each power compact setup
4. 3 lights at 150 watts metal halid setup with 6 24watt T5s

 

[Ozymandias]

as long as the T5-ho's had individual reflectors (good ones) i would go with that. but i am bias tord T5's.

 

[coach_z]

i choose 1 or 2

which one i choose depends plants one desires to grow in a tank.

 

[steffish]

I like the pc's. Have had good results with them.

 

[Riiz]

1. T5 HO for sure, but I would change to (two) 4x39watt fixtures (36" models).

 

[CONDUCT]

Well it all depends on how you are going to scape the tank.
If you are going to scape all over the place then go with #1 or #2 even output of lighting. But if you are going to go with a open middle and low ground plants in the middle and build up the sides then #4 which would direct lighting with the halid lamps.

 

[tanker]

I have number 3 over my 100gal and my 120.

 

[El Exorcisto]

Halide shimmer is just too **** sweet to pass up. If cost is no concern, get the halides and never look back.