• Home
  • Forums
  • Articles
  • Gallery
  • Chat
  • Glossary
  • About

Go Back   Living Reefs > Reef Aquarium Topics > Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment

Notices

Cheap place to buy 54W T5's?

Reply
 
Thread Tools Rate Thread Display Modes
  #1  
Old August 11th, 2008, 07:38 PM
Coletrickle's Avatar
Coletrickle Coletrickle is offline
Reefer
 
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Durant, OK
Posts: 46
iTrader: (0)
Thanks: 15
Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post
Cheap place to buy 54W T5's?

Where is a reasonable place online to buy bulbs?

Any recomendations on what bulbs to get?
I will have 4 54W bulbs under my hood. For now my tank will be FOWLR latter will add corals.

Thanks

Current Aquarium(s) Description: 55gal, 20gal sump, ASM Mini-G, Mag Drive5
Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: Aug. 08
Other Intrests: Flying
Reply With Quote
LivingReefs.com - Reef Aquarium Forum
  #2  
Old August 11th, 2008, 08:14 PM
daugherty's Avatar
daugherty daugherty is online now
Living Reefs Supporter
 
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Billings, MT USA
Posts: 2,544
iTrader: (0)
Thanks: 187
Thanked 238 Times in 238 Posts
Send a message via MSN to daugherty
Re: Cheap place to buy 54W T5's?

check out reefgeek.com i think that is where reef gets his bulbs from.
__________________
"Knowledge is Power"
James Daugherty

Current Aquarium(s) Description: 75 gal
Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: 9 years
Other Intrests: fishing,hunting,computers
Reply With Quote
  #3  
Old August 11th, 2008, 08:39 PM
hibye's Avatar
hibye hibye is offline
13
 
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: PA,USA
Posts: 2,449
iTrader: (0)
Thanks: 316
Thanked 119 Times in 115 Posts
Re: Cheap place to buy 54W T5's?

The cheapest place would be aquatraders but they dont have the best bulbs..

Current Aquarium(s) Description: 125gal.SWPT,20gal,FWPL,and 30gal.SWRT
Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: 3years
Other Intrests: airsoft,guitar,wakeskating,skateboarding
Reply With Quote
  #4  
Old August 11th, 2008, 08:42 PM
daugherty's Avatar
daugherty daugherty is online now
Living Reefs Supporter
 
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Billings, MT USA
Posts: 2,544
iTrader: (0)
Thanks: 187
Thanked 238 Times in 238 Posts
Send a message via MSN to daugherty
Re: Cheap place to buy 54W T5's?

if you have coral than get good bulbs you will get what you pay for.
__________________
"Knowledge is Power"
James Daugherty

Current Aquarium(s) Description: 75 gal
Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: 9 years
Other Intrests: fishing,hunting,computers
Reply With Quote
  #5  
Old August 12th, 2008, 12:42 AM
Coletrickle's Avatar
Coletrickle Coletrickle is offline
Reefer
 
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Durant, OK
Posts: 46
iTrader: (0)
Thanks: 15
Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post
Re: Cheap place to buy 54W T5's?

Quote:
Originally Posted by daugherty View Post
if you have coral than get good bulbs you will get what you pay for.
Ok where is the cheapest place to get the good bulbs?


Thanks

Current Aquarium(s) Description: 55gal, 20gal sump, ASM Mini-G, Mag Drive5
Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: Aug. 08
Other Intrests: Flying
Reply With Quote
  #6  
Old August 12th, 2008, 02:06 AM
hibye's Avatar
hibye hibye is offline
13
 
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: PA,USA
Posts: 2,449
iTrader: (0)
Thanks: 316
Thanked 119 Times in 115 Posts
Re: Cheap place to buy 54W T5's?

I had a ten gallon with 56 watt t5 total with a red montipora.I got the fixture from aquatraders.

Current Aquarium(s) Description: 125gal.SWPT,20gal,FWPL,and 30gal.SWRT
Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: 3years
Other Intrests: airsoft,guitar,wakeskating,skateboarding
Reply With Quote
  #7  
Old August 12th, 2008, 09:30 AM
daugherty's Avatar
daugherty daugherty is online now
Living Reefs Supporter
 
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Billings, MT USA
Posts: 2,544
iTrader: (0)
Thanks: 187
Thanked 238 Times in 238 Posts
Send a message via MSN to daugherty
Re: Cheap place to buy 54W T5's?

i would check out reef geek or even hamiliton
http://www.hamiltontechnology.com/sh...ria=&searchCat=
__________________
"Knowledge is Power"
James Daugherty

Current Aquarium(s) Description: 75 gal
Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: 9 years
Other Intrests: fishing,hunting,computers
Reply With Quote
  #8  
Old August 12th, 2008, 10:51 AM
cgoodman381's Avatar
cgoodman381 cgoodman381 is offline
can i put whtever i want?
 
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Cen Cal
Posts: 894
iTrader: (0)
Thanks: 12
Thanked 53 Times in 53 Posts
Re: Cheap place to buy 54W T5's?

reefgeek or diyreef are going to be your best bet

Current Aquarium(s) Description: 150g, 24g,8g
Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: About 1 Year
Other Intrests: Computers, Robotics
Reply With Quote
  #9  
Old August 12th, 2008, 11:59 PM
yote's Avatar
yote yote is offline
Certified Redneck
 
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Ringgold,Ga
Posts: 11,290
iTrader: (0)
Thanks: 623
Thanked 1,399 Times in 1,386 Posts
Send a message via Yahoo to yote
Re: Cheap place to buy 54W T5's?

I get my bulbs from reefgeek.Good price and great service.
__________________
Live life at full draw.

Current Aquarium(s) Description: 125gal SPS tank in the works
Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: 2+
Other Intrests: Hunting,camping,fishing
Reply With Quote
  #10  
Old August 13th, 2008, 12:03 AM
reeffreak's Avatar
reeffreak reeffreak is offline
Wity NAAO Finance Manager
 
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Clarksville,Tn
Posts: 7,445
iTrader: (0)
Thanks: 478
Thanked 1,276 Times in 1,260 Posts
Re: Cheap place to buy 54W T5's?

Cole,pm sent!

ATI and UV makes really good T5 bulbs.Check out Reef Geek like the others suggested.Really good prices on the bulbs,good luck.
__________________
Live long and prosper
Dominick
AGA 210g. MegaflowLifereef LF1-300S berlin sumpSVS-24 skimmer w/Mag 9.5Refugium(25g.) with Nova 2x24w fuge light.Mag 2400 return.Aquatinic Constellation/14x39w T5-HO.Reef Fanatic ATO.Koralia 2/3

Current Aquarium(s) Description: Oceanic 75 gal./AGA 210g. megaflow
Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: 6 years
Other Intrests: Reefing,video games,music,electronics
Reply With Quote
The Following User Says Thank You to reeffreak For This Useful Post:
Coletrickle (August 13th, 2008)
Reply

Tags
54w, buy, cheap, place

Thread Tools
Display Modes Rate This Thread
Rate This Thread:

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off
Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Looking for a cheap, decent performing Skimmer RYknow Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 12 August 19th, 2008 03:22 AM
Cheap Rock Alternative? Vindicator Do It Yourself (DIY) 18 August 7th, 2008 02:24 AM
Cheap Lighting UnderwaterWorld Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 8 October 7th, 2007 03:34 AM
Where Can I Get Cheap Base Rock? Rcpilot Reef Talk 17 July 29th, 2007 05:24 AM
best place to buy a tank? joeyv Newbies to Reefing 5 May 24th, 2007 05:25 AM


All times are GMT +1. The time now is 02:23 AM.


Powered by vBulletin
Copyright ©2000 - 2009, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
SEO by vBSEO 3.2.0 ©2008, Crawlability, Inc.
2007 LivingReefs.com