Stay with my ATI T5 or switch and go LED

[scampi1]

I really am not having too much luck with my ATI 36" 6 bulb over my 58 gallon. Thinking of switching to LEDS. Any input would be appreciated. Trying to have mixed reef. Definitely want SPS. They just seem to have a slow death in my tank now. I know alot of things play into it but lighting has always been a question and if I have enough or not.

 

[akma]

I've had my AI LED's since january and it makes LPS pop but as far as sps i'd stick with halides or T5s. For me personally i've had the fastest growth of sps with metal halides. LED's i've had very slow growth and when moved from led to halides the color seems to get really washed out.

 

[NYreefNoob]

the light isnt the reason your sps arent making it, i have a ati powermodule on my 80g sps dom 3x2x22"

stick with the ati, ive had sol whites, sol blue, maxspect and always keep putting my t5's back on, you will not get all the different colors to pop like you can with t5 just for the fact of all the color temp bulbs available, some of the newer leds are going rbg so you can mix the color a little better, but i will continue to stick with my t5's

 

[straightjiggy10]

Stick with t5

 

[PolandSpring]

stay T5

 

[kenconnect]

im doing a switch my self. i have ati powermodule my self, switch to 2 Ai sol blue

 

[CONSTANTNE]

I switched from an ATI Sunpower fixture to AI Sol Blues and never regretted it!

Like others said, its not your lighting and probably something else.

 

[PolandSpring]

if i were to go LED i would switch to AI also.

 

[petraio]

Make sure the check calcium and magnesium and alkalinity as well !! T5do work well for sps!! Good luck I think none of the led fixture are worth so much money !! Are we kidding here thousands of $$ for lights ???

 

[gatojebv]

Stick to your T5s. My SPS grow nicely with them.
Definitely something else is wrong in your tank. Post your params, tank specs to give you some help.

 

[budddman]

How old are the bulbs....that could be a problem

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[roc5288]

+1 for t5s

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