Reef Lighting

PfenWendt · 07/15/2015, 03:27 PM

Hello, i just am looking for a few opinions on my lighting. I currently have coralife t5 hight output dual light, with 1 10K daylight bulb and 1 blue actinic. I have a couple soft corals...GSP, colony polyps, toadstool leather, and a pulsing xenia. I have been debating going up to a quad bulb light and am looking at the "Odyssea 48" T5 HO Quad Aquarium Light Fluorescent Hood Fixture w/4 LED - Plant 4x54W". Any input on that light or ones you'd recommend...without breaking the bank if possible

...is greatly appreciated.

lpsouth1978 · 07/15/2015, 03:31 PM

I use the Odyssea 4 bulb t5 for some of my critters. They have been great! I have used both the version with a built-in timer and the one without. While I have never had an issue with either one, I have heard that the timer can be a problem, if it dies you are out a light.

I may be in the minority on here when it comes to these lights, but I have been using them for years and have NEVER had a problem with them.

Chuckd76 · 07/15/2015, 03:52 PM

I have the 6 bulb t5 with a timer. It's bright enough to light up the room the tank is in.
Doesn't have any fans so I wired up a computer fan to cool it a bit.
Only issue that annoys me at the moment is that it has three channels: one each for three of the bulbs and one for the leds. The t5 channel 1 controls the back three bulbs and channel two controls the front three. Would have prefered a mix of bulbs controlled on each channel. As it is, the "sun" rises at the back of my tank and, curiously enough, sets back there too.

07/15/2015, 03:27 PM	#1
PfenWendt Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: MN Posts: 205	Reef Lighting Hello, i just am looking for a few opinions on my lighting. I currently have coralife t5 hight output dual light, with 1 10K daylight bulb and 1 blue actinic. I have a couple soft corals...GSP, colony polyps, toadstool leather, and a pulsing xenia. I have been debating going up to a quad bulb light and am looking at the "Odyssea 48" T5 HO Quad Aquarium Light Fluorescent Hood Fixture w/4 LED - Plant 4x54W". Any input on that light or ones you'd recommend...without breaking the bank if possible ...is greatly appreciated.

07/15/2015, 03:52 PM	#3
Chuckd76 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: NE Ohio Posts: 166	I have the 6 bulb t5 with a timer. It's bright enough to light up the room the tank is in. Doesn't have any fans so I wired up a computer fan to cool it a bit. Only issue that annoys me at the moment is that it has three channels: one each for three of the bulbs and one for the leds. The t5 channel 1 controls the back three bulbs and channel two controls the front three. Would have prefered a mix of bulbs controlled on each channel. As it is, the "sun" rises at the back of my tank and, curiously enough, sets back there too. __________________ Before you judge a man, walk a mile in his shoes. That way, when you judge him you'll be a mile away. And he'll have no shoes.

07/15/2015, 03:31 PM	#2
lpsouth1978 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Arizona Posts: 915	I use the Odyssea 4 bulb t5 for some of my critters. They have been great! I have used both the version with a built-in timer and the one without. While I have never had an issue with either one, I have heard that the timer can be a problem, if it dies you are out a light. I may be in the minority on here when it comes to these lights, but I have been using them for years and have NEVER had a problem with them.