30" t5 fixtures?

[statman]

Does anyone know any online retailers that sell 30" t5 fixtures, preferablly with lunar lighting? So far the only one ive found is this Nova Extreme HO T5 Aquarium Lighting Systems - 10,000 | T5 Lighting | Lighting Systems | Aquarium - ThatPetPlace.com and the fact that it is soooooo cheap kind of scares me, plus it doesnt appear to have lunar lighting.

Does anyone have any experience with this brand?

 

[Lotus]

That one only has 2 x 24w bulbs, so it's not that powerful. What kind of tank are you trying to light (freshwater, reef, etc.)?

 

[statman]

reef. its a 120 gallon tall so im gonna need some massive lighting. any other suggestions?

 

[Lotus]

Is it a 60" tank?

I've heard these fixtures are really good http://www.reefgeek.com/lighting/T5_Fluorescent/Sunlight_Supply/Tek_Light_Fixtures/ If it's a 60" tank, you could probably get two 24" fixtures. They don't have lunar lights, but you can easily get a separate lunar light system.

Unfortunately, if you want a full reef, lighting is going to be $$$$$. We have a tank with similar dimensions, and are hoping to upgrade from our VHO system. I doubt we'll come away with lighting for less than $700, even for a budget system.

 

[statman]

im not really into the idea of hanging my lights from the ceiling, doing 2 24" strips though is what im gonna have to do right? is the linke to the 30"er a bad product?

 

[Cichlid-Man]

How deep is the tank? How long is the tank? I've heard good things about the TEK T-5s too, just a little expensive....though you get what you pay for.

If you are worried about covering the length of the tank you could always just get a retrofit kit or 2 and stagger the bulbs.
Heres a 36 incher.
36" 2 x 39w T5 HO Retrofit Kit. - 36239

If you are trying to cover 60", just get like the 36" kit and then the 24" kit. 36 + 24 = 60

I got really bored so this is what i threw together, almost to scale for a 60" canopy top.
4x36" T-5 4x24" T-5 Staggered More room to add more

Same as above but with 2 Retrofit Metal Halides

Sketches drawn to a 60" length, we don't even know the dimensions of your tank yet.

Not sure what i would do. So many options that would be good its hard to choose. Either way its going to be costly to light a reef this size. Good T-5 fixtures can run as much as Metal Halides can now.

 

[statman]

the tanks is just shy of 26" tall, and is indeed 60" in length