T5 HO bulbs spectralux or quantum?

[the gnome]

Ive been using the spectraux T5 4' 6500K bulbs and I need to replace 7 bulbs,
I ran across the quantum badboy T5 HO bulbs and I can get a better price on em...has anyone used the quantums?
if so how'd they do? pros... cons.

 

[spunion]

You could buy a few of each and compare right? I'm guessing a T5 HO is a T5 HO, but I haven't tried to compare yet.

 

[the gnome]

Ive been using spectralux and they perform well, but I need to replace the bulbs and the quantums were a few bucks cheaper.
BUT
since yesterday I found a site that sells the 4' 6500K spectra's for $7.60 a bulb!
I had to call and make sure it wasn't a typo or some type of have to buy the 80-bulb case deal to get that kind of per bulb price
all other sites sell the 2' T5 HOs for over $8 a tube.
fooking fantastic price for a quality 4ft T5 bulb,
especially if you have multiple T5 HO 8-bulb and 1 6-bulb fixtures to maintain
so if anyone has to replace thier T5 bulbs nows the time to do it and save big.

 

[PetFlora]

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[the gnome]

Google LED Without LEDS- My First T5 Grow.

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hey pet flora, I checked out your journal,
you mention using the marine bulbs with the quantum T5s
I found out late friday the spectralux 6500K blu-gro bulbs are also great for coral aquariums in addition to being great veg bulb!
Ive been using the spectra's for over a year and get the best looking young'uns Ive ever gotten!
and @ $7.60 a quality tube its hard to beat, the quantums were a little bit cheaper
below whats listed on the spectralux's dscription



Aquablue Plus is suitable for salt water and fresh water. This is the recommended D-D marine tube- which is a 60/40 white/blue blend. This tube was specifically developed for growing SPS corals down to 800cm. Suitable for salt water- reef and fresh water fish only aquariums. Information: This lamp is ideally suited to be used as a stand alone- or when used in a 2:1 or 3:1 fashion with blue or actinic supplementary lamps. This is the ultimate marine lamp.

• Aquablue Plus

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  [*]T5 Diameter High Output Fluorescent Lamp.
  [*]60% actinic 40% white spectrum.
  [*]Color temperature approx 11-000K crisp color as stand-alone lamp.

Midday is suitable for salt water and fresh water. Midday is a 6000 Kelvin tube with a 5 point spectrum which recreates sunlight. It is suitable for salt water- fresh water- and reef planted or fish only aquariums. Information: This lamp is ideally suited to full spectrum use for growth of SPS and also works great when used in a 1:1 ratio with either the Actinic or Aquablue+ supplementary lamps.

• Midday

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  [*]T5 Diameter High Output Lamp.
  [*]Full spectrum high CRI lamp.
  [*]6000K broad spectrum encourages growth.

Pure Actinic is suitable for salt water. A complete pure actinic tube with all the power of the “T5” illumination in actinic form. Will fluoresce your corals to the maximum and blended in conjunction with the HQI or Midday 6000K will bring out the maximum color in your corals. Information: This lamp spikes at 420 nanometers for ultimate fluorescence of capable coral. It is the ONLY T5 HO true actinic available on the US market.

• Pure Actinic

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  [*]T5 Diameter High Output Fluorescent Lamp.Only true actinic T5 lamp made to date. Blue spectrum peaks at about 420 nm.

Actinic Plus is suitable for salt water. A mixture of 40% Actinic and 60% Blue- it emits levels of actinic as well as a blue spectrum. It will make even the drabbest corals stand out by producing levels of fluorescence. Recommendations: Great when used with 10K or 6500K metal halide lamps to encourage bluing in SPS. 450nm peak is similar to Radium Blue metal halide lamps. Other preferred ratios include 1:1 with Midday Lamps- or 2:1:1 Midday/AquaBlue +/Actinic for best blend of bluing and fluorescence.

• Actinic Plus

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  [*]T5 Diameter High Output Lamp.
  [*]Blue spectrum peaks at 450 nm.
  [*]Supplementation lamp encourages bluing in SPS coral- minor fluorescing.
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