T8 Lights Or T5

[bullheaduk]

I have just bought a juwel vision 450 and one of the light units is not working. I have read that the light are notorious for failing, but the faults have been rectified by juwel now. Is that right.
I want a planted tank so. Do i replace the broken t8 light unit with a t5. Or will t8's be enough. They are the same price, but the t8 unit comes with tubes and the t5 unit doesn't.
Theres 4 t8 tubes in all.
Any advice appreciated.

 

[Bobtastic]

You can't put a T5 lighting tube in a T8 fitting. You'd need to upgrade the whole lighting unit to a T5 one.

 

[bullheaduk]

You can't put a T5 lighting tube in a T8 fitting. You'd need to upgrade the whole lighting unit to a T5 one.

Yes i know m8. I'm talking about buying the whole unit. The t8 unit is the same price as the t5 unit but the t5 has no tubes included.

Would 4 t8 bulbs (two light units) be enough for a moderately planted tank.
I am hoping to get a pressurised co2 unit also in the future.
Thanks

 

[Truck]

4 t8 tubes is fine, 4*T5's is overkill

 

[hunter001]

You can't put a T5 lighting tube in a T8 fitting. You'd need to upgrade the whole lighting unit to a T5 one.

Yes i know m8. I'm talking about buying the whole unit. The t8 unit is the same price as the t5 unit but the t5 has no tubes included.

Would 4 t8 bulbs (two light units) be enough for a moderately planted tank.
I am hoping to get a pressurised co2 unit also in the future.
Thanks

You could go for 2 x T5 tubes rather than 4, the T5 tubes can be picked up cheaply from lampspecs.co.uk Just use standard T5 tubes much cheaper than the specific aquarium ones. Ive got a mix of a couple of different tubes in mine. Ive got one 6500K HERE and a growlux HERE Gives a quite natural light when my tanks all planted up.

 

[Truck]

the juwel tubes don't allow cheaper tubes to be used because the sizes are unique, if you use the T8's you can as the sizes are universal.

 

[bullheaduk]

Which t8 tubes from lampspecs would you suggest m8. Thanks for the info, much appreciated

 

[Truck]

Which t8 tubes from lampspecs would you suggest m8. Thanks for the info, much appreciated

Anything that is of the correct wattage and length, as for colour temperature, 6500-10000 kelvin with a CRI of 85+%

 

[bullheaduk]

Which t8 tubes from lampspecs would you suggest m8. Thanks for the info, much appreciated

Anything that is of the correct wattage and length, as for colour temperature, 6500-10000 kelvin with a CRI of 85+%

Thanks truck